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==History==
==History==
Plans for the hospital were announced in 2005, with the facility intended to replace the continuing care elements of Loanhead geriatric and Rosslynlee psychiatric hospitals.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4250599.stm |title=Hospital shake-up plans approved |work=BBC News |date=19 February 2005 |accessdate=12 July 2014}}</ref> It was built by Robertson Group and opened in September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/new-hospital-opens-in-midlothian/ |date=13 September 2010|title=New hospital opens in Midlothian|publisher=Deadline Scotland|accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref> It has inpatient facilities alongside outpatient Clinics.
Plans for the hospital were announced in 2005, with the facility intended to replace the continuing care elements of Loanhead geriatric and Rosslynlee psychiatric hospitals.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4250599.stm |title=Hospital shake-up plans approved |work=BBC News |date=19 February 2005 |accessdate=12 July 2014}}</ref> It was built by Robertson Group and opened in September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/new-hospital-opens-in-midlothian/ |date=13 September 2010|title=New hospital opens in Midlothian|publisher=Deadline Scotland|accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref>

An incident occurred in January 2018 when hospital staff refused to help a 13-year-old girl, whose mother collapsed outside the Bonnyrigg facility after getting an x-ray on her injured wrist. The scared teenager was forced to call an ambulance and only after it arrived her mother received treatment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/health/hospital-staff-refuse-to-help-schoolgirl-whose-mum-had-collapsed-outside-1-4657422|title=Hospital staff refuse to help schoolgirl whose mum had collapsed outside|website=www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>


==Services==
==Services==
The hospital has 88 staffed beds spread across 4 wards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://capitalprojects.robertson.co.uk/projects/healthcare-social-care/midlothian-community-hospital-pfi.html?c=healthcare-social-care |title=Midlothian Community Hospital PFI |publisher=Robertson Group |accessdate=8 July 2014}}</ref> Some 40 beds are allocated to care of the elderly and 48 for elderly people with mental health issues.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-15065218 |title=Sturgeon launches £18m Midlothian hospital |work=[[BBC News]] |date=26 September 2011 |accessdate=12 July 2014}}</ref>
The hospital has 88 staffed beds spread across 4 wards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://capitalprojects.robertson.co.uk/projects/healthcare-social-care/midlothian-community-hospital-pfi.html?c=healthcare-social-care |title=Midlothian Community Hospital PFI |publisher=Robertson Group |accessdate=8 July 2014}}</ref> Some 40 beds are allocated to care of the elderly and 48 for elderly people with mental health issues.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-15065218 |title=Sturgeon launches £18m Midlothian hospital |work=[[BBC News]] |date=26 September 2011 |accessdate=12 July 2014}}</ref>

==Controversy==
In January 2018 Hospital staff refused to help a 13-year-old girl, whose mother collapsed outside the Bonnyrigg facility after getting an x-ray on her injured wrist. The scared teenager was forced to call an ambulance and only after it arrived her mother received treatment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/health/hospital-staff-refuse-to-help-schoolgirl-whose-mum-had-collapsed-outside-1-4657422|title=Hospital staff refuse to help schoolgirl whose mum had collapsed outside|website=www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:06, 22 January 2019

Midlothian Community Hospital
NHS Lothian
Midlothian Community Hospital
Midlothian Community Hospital is located in Midlothian
Midlothian Community Hospital
Shown in Midlothian
Geography
LocationBonnyrigg, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates55°52′49″N 3°05′24″W / 55.88018°N 3.09001°W / 55.88018; -3.09001
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeCommunity Hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
Beds88
History
Opened2010
Links
Websitewww.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/hospitals/mlch/
ListsHospitals in Scotland

The Midlothian Community Hospital is a community hospital in Eskbank Road, Bonnyrigg, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian.[1]

History

Plans for the hospital were announced in 2005, with the facility intended to replace the continuing care elements of Loanhead geriatric and Rosslynlee psychiatric hospitals.[2] It was built by Robertson Group and opened in September 2010.[3]

An incident occurred in January 2018 when hospital staff refused to help a 13-year-old girl, whose mother collapsed outside the Bonnyrigg facility after getting an x-ray on her injured wrist. The scared teenager was forced to call an ambulance and only after it arrived her mother received treatment.[4]

Services

The hospital has 88 staffed beds spread across 4 wards.[5] Some 40 beds are allocated to care of the elderly and 48 for elderly people with mental health issues.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Midlothian Community Hospital". NHS Lothian. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Hospital shake-up plans approved". BBC News. 19 February 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ^ "New hospital opens in Midlothian". Deadline Scotland. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Hospital staff refuse to help schoolgirl whose mum had collapsed outside". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Midlothian Community Hospital PFI". Robertson Group. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Sturgeon launches £18m Midlothian hospital". BBC News. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014.