Lothian Health Services Archive
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Collections information
Businesses (1)
- McKenzie & Co, chemists Edinburgh, Midlothian
Organisations (76)
- Alderston Convalescent Home, Haddington Haddington, East Lothian
- Alzheimer Scotland Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Association of Master Printers of Scotland Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Bangour Village Hospital, Broxburn Broxburn, West Lothian
- Bruntsfield Hospital, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Chalmers Hospital, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, NHS Lothian
- City Hospital League of Friends, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Crusaid: HIV/AIDS charity Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Deaconess Hospital (Church of Scotland), Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Dingleton Hospital, Melrose Melrose, Roxburghshire
- Dunbar and District Cottage Hospital Dunbar, East Lothian
- East Fortune Hospital, North Berwick North Berwick, East Lothian
- East Lothian Hospitals Board of Management, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edenhall Hospital, Musselburgh Musselburgh, East Lothian
- Edinburgh Cardiac Club Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Central Hospitals Board of Management Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh City Hospital Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Clinical Club Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Eye, Ear and Throat Infirmary Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre
- Edinburgh Hospital for Diseases of Women Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Lying-in Hospital Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Northern Hospitals Board of Management Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Pathological Club Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital and Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Elsie Inglis Memorial Maternity Hospital, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Fighting Against Cancer Edinburgh
- General Board of Control for Scotland
- General Medical Council United Kingdom
- Gogarburn Hospital Gogar, Midlothian
- Herdmanflat Hospital, psychiatric hospital Haddington, East Lothian
- HIV Scotland Scotland
- HIV-AIDS Carers and Family Service Provider Scotland
- HMS Laburnum (1915)
- Infection Control Nursing Association
- Leith Hospital Leith, Midlothian
- Longmore Hospital for Incurables, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Lothian College of Nursing, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Lothian Dental Committee Lothian
- Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard Lothian
- Lothian Health Board Lothian
- Lothian Health Council Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Medical Women's Federation: Scottish Eastern branch
- Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- National Childbirth Trust London
- NHS Lothian Edinburgh, Midlothian
- NHS Lothian Community and Child Health
- NHS Lothian University Hospitals Division Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Oor Mad History, community history project Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Pathology Department of University of Edinburgh/Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Queensberry House Hospital, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Roodlands General Hospital, Haddington Haddington, East Lothian
- Rosslynlee Hospital, Roslin Roslin, Midlothian
- Royal Edinburgh Asylum Medical Library Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Royal Edinburgh Hospital Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Samaritan Society Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Volunteers Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Royal National Institute for the Blind London
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Scottish Association for Psychodynamic Counselling Scotland
- Simpson Midwives League Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Society for the Relief of the Destitute Sick, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- South Eastern Regional Hospital Board, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- St Michael's Hospital, Linlithgow Linlithgow, West Lothian
- Take Care public health campaign Edinburgh, Midlothian
- University of Edinburgh Medical School Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Vert Memorial Hospital, Haddington Haddington, East Lothian
- Waverley Care, Lothian Lothian
- Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
Persons (25)
- Annandale, Thomas, (1838-1907), Professor of Clinical Surgery Edinburgh University
- Brettle, Ray, (b c1949), physician
- Catford, Edwin Francis, (1911-c1995), local historian
- Davidson, Roger, (b 1942), medical historian
- Drennan, Alexander Murray, (1884-1984), medical practitioner
- Dunlop, Sir Derrick Melville, (1902-1980), Knight, Professor of Therapeutics and Clinical Medicine
- Gow, David, (b 1957), bioengineer
- Gregory, John, (1724-1773), physician and writer
- Haig, Iain Dewar, (fl1955-1986), hospital architect
- Johnstone, Robert William, (1879-1969), obstetrician and gynaecologist
- Leen, Clifford , (fl1989-2006), consultant in infectious diseases
- Levin, Ernst, (1887-1975), neurologist Berlin, Germany;Edinburgh, Midlothian;Munich, Germany
- Lowe, Helen Miller, (1897-1997), chartered accountant
- Ludlam, Christopher Armstrong, (b 1946), haematologist
- Miller, Ethel, (fl 1900-1919), nurse at Craigleith Military Hospital
- Mok, Dr Jacqueline, (fl 1980-2018), paediatrician
- Robertson, Roy, (fl1980-2010), professor of addiction medicine
- Robinson, Ronald Arthur, (1924-2014), psychiatrist
- Simpson, Sir Alexander Russell, (1835-1916), Knight, Professor of Medicine at Edinburgh University
- Simpson, Sir James Young, (1811-1870), 1st Baronet, physician
- Stearn, Eothen , (b1987), arist
- Tait, Haldane Philip, (1911-1990), principal medical officer (child health service)
- van Tillo, Ally , (fl1970-2022), LGBT activist
- Venters, George, (1919-1992), medical practitioner
- Zealley, Helen Elizabeth, (b 1940), Director of Public Health, Lothian Health Board; environmental campaigner
Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (6)
- NRA 44427 Bangour Village Hospital, Broxburn link to online catalogue
- NRA 11626 Edinburgh Royal Infirmary link to online catalogue
- NRA 36637 Robert William Johnstone, obstetrician and gynaecologist: corresp and papers link to online catalogue
- NRA 27755 Lothian Health Services Archive: minor MS collections link to online catalogue
- NRA 44498 Lothian Health Services Archive: MS collections link to online catalogue
- NRA 27753 Royal Victoria Dispensary, Hospital and Tuberculosis Trust, Edinburgh link to online catalogue
Accessions
These are selected lists of new or additional collections that were acquired by this archive during a specific year. If a date is not displayed there are no accessions for that year.