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Hospital

Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Edinburgh Infirmary (1729 - 1736)
Address
Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9YW
Previous Locations
Robertson's Close (1729 - 1739)
Infirmary Street and High School Yards (1739 - 1879)
Current Trust
Lothian University Hospitals (since 1994)
Previous Trusts
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Foundation Year
1729
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South Eastern
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Associated
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Scotland
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Scotland
District Authority (1974-1982)
South Lothian
District Authority (Post-1982)
Lothian
Pre-1974 County
Midlothian
Post-1974 County
Lothian
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

Associated with this hospital were Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital and the Eye Ear and Throat Infirmary. Convalescent homes Corstorphine, Beechmount, also Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, George and Angus Murray Home

Record locations

  • Lothian Health Services Archive

    Record types

    Administrative
    1727 - 2003
    General
    1727 - 1998
    Finance
    1729 - 1974
    Estates
    1736 - 1979
    Nursing
    1872 - 1998
    Staff
    1842 - 1988
    Admission
    1762 - 1963
    Clinical
    1747 - 1987
    Pictorial
    1854 - 1986
    Other
    1881 - 2003

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    NRA: CAT: 11626.
    LHB1; Other: visitors book, 1881-2003

  • Wellcome Library

    Record types

    Clinical
    1777 - 1828

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Robert Perceval's notes of cases in, 1777-8 MSS 3826-7; case-notes on patients treated by James Gregory, taken by William Godfrey Deane, whilst a student, 1801 MS 6920; casebooks probably compiled by students, 1805-6 and 1827-8 MSS 7410, 6053; notebook of John Grove, including case notes probably relating to patients in when he was a student. c. 1804-14 MS 7817