The Latest Breaking News from NHS Lothian

Unison union members have set up food pantries at locations across NHS Lothian sites after reports of staff being unable to afford the bus to work - with the help of the Edinburgh Food Project and the East Lothian Foodbank.

HUNDREDS of cervical cancer cases are going undetected in Scotland each year due to missed routine screenings, The Ferret can reveal.

New figures have shown that 1,100 babies have been born dependent on substances in Scotland in the last five years and calls are being made to improve alcohol and drug services

Ruth's son Carl has spoken of the scenes inside St John's Hospital over the duration of time his mum was admitted, saying the staff looked mentally tired and exhausted

Red Hill pen in Jamaica was left to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in 1749 and the hospital was given hundreds of thousands of pounds (in today's money) by the British Government as 'compensation' for their losses when slavery was abolished in 1834.

Health bosses at NHS Lothian urged the public to take extra precautions to avoid the spread of flu and other viruses as St John's Hospital hit full capacity last week.

NHS Lothian is asking people to stay at home if they have cold and flu symptoms

East Lothian Community Hospital sees on average 50,000 outpatients every year - 20,000 more than were seen at its predecessor Roodlands, and offer services people would have had to travel into Edinburgh for in the past

The mother says that a failure in the TRAK system meant that her daughter had to wait around 12 hours to be discharged. She added that patients were unable to be discharged and be prescribed their medications.