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Hospital

Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Longmore Hospital for Incurables
Address
Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH
Foundation Year
1875
Status
Closed (since 1985)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South Eastern
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Edinburgh Southern
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
Pre-1948 information
Founded by Edinburgh Association for Incurables
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: Incurables.
Post-1948
Geriatric, Hospice

Other information

This must be studied in conjunction with Liberton Hospital, the other branch of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables.

Record locations

  • Lothian Health Services Archive

    Record types

    Administrative
    1874 - 1970
    General
    1875 - 1970
    Finance
    1874 - 1886
    Admission
    1955 - 1962
    Clinical
    1955 - 1962
    Ephemera
    1899 - 1947

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    LHB34