Lothian Health Services Archive
Record types
- Administrative
- 1930 - 1992
- General
- 1938 - 1992
- Staff
- 1961 - 1968
- Admission
- 1936 - 1948
- Clinical
- 1930 - 1993
- Other
- 1930 - 1946
Hospital
Western General Hospital
Last updated .
Important information
Information about this hospital might be outdated.
Details
- Previous Names
- Craigleith Hospital and Poorhouse (1868-1930)
- Address
- Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU
- Current Trust
- Lothian University Hospitals
- Previous Trusts
- Western General Hospital
- Foundation Year
- 1868
- Status
- Open
Administrative Authorities
- Regional Board (1948-1974)
- South Eastern
- Management Committee (1948-1974)
- Edinburgh Northern
- Regional Authority (1974-1982)
- Scotland
- Regional Authority (Post-1982)
- Scotland
- District Authority (1974-1982)
- North Lothian
- District Authority (Post-1982)
- Lothian
- Pre-1974 County
- Midlothian
- Post-1974 County
- Lothian
- Post-1996 County
- Lothian
Status
- Pre-1948
- Poor Law
- Pre-1948 information
- Also used by the army as a military hospital after 1914
- Part set aside as the Polish or 'Paderewski' Hospital 1941-1949
- Post-1948
- NHS
Type
- Pre-1948
- General, Military
- Pre-1948 information
- Also used by the army as a military hospital after 1914
- Part set aside as the Polish or 'Paderewski' Hospital 1941-1949
- Post-1948
- Acute
Other information
Part set aside as the Polish or 'Paderewski' Hospital 1941-1949
Record locations
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- Acc 09/024 cardiac surgery and ECG department records c. 1959-1993