Leith Community Treatment Centre

The Leith Community Treatment Centre is a Community Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It is operated by NHS Lothian. It is situated in Junction Place, Leith.

Overview

The Leith Community Treatment Centre opened its doors in June 2004, providing a new location for outpatient services that had previously been based at the Leith and Eastern General hospitals.[2] It has inpatient facilities alongside outpatient clinics over its three floors, including physiotherapy, radiology, electrocardiography (ECG), paediatrics, midwifery, dentistry and a day hospital.

It has been described as an excellent model for how a community hospital can work in an urban setting to provide a range of health and social care services.[3]

The centre won an award in October 2014 for introducing a more patient-friendly endoscopy, which requires no sedation or aftercare.[4]

References

  1. "Leith Community Treatment Centre". NHS Lothian. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. "Leith 'mini-hospital' opens". Edinburgh Evening News. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. "Blueprint for community hospitals". Scottish Government. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. "Awards for NHS Lothian's 'unsung heroes'". Edinburgh News. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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Coordinates: 55°58′17″N 3°10′34″W / 55.97139°N 3.17611°W / 55.97139; -3.17611


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