Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
GIM
Contact: Dr A Jaap - email: Alan.Jaap@luht.scot.nhs.uk
Inpatient
Combined assessment
General medicine (Ward 207)
HDU
ITU (contact - Dr K Palmer – tel secretary: 0131 5371756
Dr E Wilson – email: Elizabeth.Wilson@luht.scot.nhs.uk)
Cardiology/CCU (Contact Dr Peter Bloomfield (Secretary on 0131 242 1846 or
Peter.Bloomfield@luht.scot.nhs.uk)
Outpatient (contact Sister Chris Ramsay – email: Chris.Ramsay@luht.scot.nhs.uk)
General medicine
Diabetes
Respiratory (contact Dr T Mackay email: Tom.MacKay@luht.scot.nhs.uk)
Cardiology
Medicine of the Elderly
Contact: Dr A Coull – email: Andrew.Coull@luht.scot.nhs.uk, secretary 536 6927
Inpatient
Acute geriatrics
Acute stroke
Short term rehabilitation
Outpatient
General geriatric
Neurovascular
Also available
Liaison work – medical / surgical
Orthogeriatrics – acute trauma and access to GORU in AAH
SpR Training Opportunities SES Feb 07
Western General Hospital
GIM
Contact: Dr M Ford email: Mike.Ford@luht.scot.nhs.uk, secretary 537 1728
Inpatient
Acute Receiving Unit
General medicine
ITU (contact - Dr K Palmer - secretary: 0131 5371756)
Outpatient
General medicine
Diabetes
Respiratory
Cardiology
Chest pain
Also Available
Neurology and Parkinsons (contact Dr R Davenport email: rjd@skull.dcn.ed.ac.uk)
Cardiology (contact Dr David.Northridge@luht.scot.nhs.uk)
Metabolic Unit (contact Dr John.McKnight@luht.scot.nhs.uk, secy 537 3072)
Infectious Diseases (contact Dr David.Wilks@luht.scot.nhs.uk, secy 537 2853)
Medicine of the Elderly
Contact Dr E MacDonald email: Elizabeth.MacDonald@luht.scot.nhs.uk , secretary
537 5012
Inpatient
Acute geriatrics
Acute stroke
Short term rehabilitation
Outpatient
General geriatric
Neurovascular (contact Prof M Dennis: Martin.Dennis@luht.scot.nhs.uk)
Parkinsons
Also available
Liaison work
GORU
NHS continuing care (off site)
SpR Training Opportunities SES Feb 07
Royal Victoria Hospital
Geriatric Medicine
Contact – Dr E Macdonald email: Elizabeth.MacDonald@luht.scot.nhs.uk, secretary
537 5012
Inpatient
Acute geriatric
Geriatric rehabilitation
Stroke rehabilitation
GORU
Outpatient
Day Hospital
General geriatrics
Cardiology/geriatrics (Leith)
Parkinsons
Memory
Also available
Respite
Liaison – medical / surgical
Continuing care (off site)
SpR Training Opportunities SES Feb 07
Queen Margaret Hospital Dunfermline
GIM
Contact Dr C Selby. Email: Colin.Selby@faht.scot.nhs.uk, secretary 01383 623623
ext 2407
Inpatient
General medicine
Medical HDU
Outpatient
General medicine
General medicine / renal
Renal
Gastroenterology
Diabetes
Endocrinology
Respiratory
Neurology
Rapid access general medical SpR
Care of the Elderly
Contact – Dr S Pound. Email: Susan.Pound@faht.scot.nhs.uk (secretary 01383
623623 ext 7029)
Inpatient
Acute geriatrics
Geriatric rehabilitation
Stroke rehabilitation
Orthogeriatric
Outpatient
Day Hospital
General geriatric
Neurovascular
Parkinsons
Also available
Liaison – orthopaedic / medical / surgical
SpR Training Opportunities SES Feb 07
Borders General Hospital
GIM
Contact Dr P Leslie. Email: peter.leslie@borders.scot.nhs.uk (secretary 01896
826654)
Inpatient
General medicine
Medical HDU / CCU
Outpatient
General medicine
Gastroenterology
Diabetes
Endocrinology
Respiratory
Cardiology
Neurology (visiting)
Rheumatology
Rapid access general medical SpR
Care of Elderly
Contact – Dr A Gordon (secretary 01896 826627)
Inpatient
Acute geriatrics
Acute Stroke
Geriatric rehabilitation
Stroke rehabilitation
Orthogeriatric
Outpatient
Day Hospital Neurovascular
Fits/feints/falls/funny turns (including tilt table + CSM)
Heart failure
Parkinsons
General geriatric
Also available
Liaison - orthopaedic / medical / surgical
Community geriatrics
Continuing care (off site)
SpR Training Opportunities SES Feb 07
Liberton
Contact - Dr N Colledge email: Nicky.Colledge@luht.scot.nhs.uk, secretary 536
7830
Care of Elderly
Inpatient
Acute geriatric
Geriatric rehabilitation
Stroke rehabilitation
Outpatient
Day Hospital
General geriatrics
Also available
Tilt table testing and CSM
Continuing care (off site)
SpR Training Opportunities SES Feb 07
Roodlands
Care of Elderly
Contact – Dr A Jamieson (secretary 0131 5368448)
Inpatient
Acute geriatrics
Geriatrics rehabilitation
Outpatient
Day Hospital
General medicine
Geriatric medicine
Also available
Community geriatrics – this unit works closely with community teams, performing
home visits, and having input into nursing homes, and continuing care facilities.
SpR Training Opportunities SES Feb 07
St John’s Livingston
GIM contact Dr H Gillet email: Helen.Gillett@luht.scot.nhs.uk secretary 01506
419666
Inpatient
General Medicine
Outpatient (switchboard 01506 419666)
Cardiology - contact Ashok Jacobs
Diabetes and Endocrinology – contact James Walker
Respiratory - contact either Friedricke Bollert or Fraser Wood.
Gastroenterology – contact Andy Williams
Neurology clinic – (visiting neurologist)
General medicine
Care of Elderly contact Dr D Farquhar email: Donald.Farquhar@wlt.scot.nhs.uk
secretary 01506 523000 ext 53844
Inpatient
Assessment ward
Geriatric rehabilitation
Stroke unit
Outpatient
Day Hospital
Combined geriatric/GIM/PD clinic
One outreach geriatric clinic every second week
Neurovascular clinic once a week.
Also Available
Neuroradiology meeting once a week
Continuing care (off site)
Liaison – orthopaedic and medical / surgical
Respite – very little
SpR Training Opportunities SES Feb 07