Key Officials

Chief Executive: Tim Davidson

Chairperson: Brian Houston

Medical Director: Tracey Gillies

Nurse Director: Prof Alex McMahon

Serving Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian, the Board employs over 24,000 members of staff to provide care to a population of around 800,000. Facilities include the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the Western General Hospital, and the St John's Hospital in Livingston.
Edinburgh IJB faces judicial review over cuts
An Edinburgh charity is threatening to take the body responsible for commissioning health and care services in the capital to court over the way it has adopted its strategic plan. The Ripple, which runs a community hub in Restalrig and Lochend, says the approval of a three year strategic plan by Ed…
28/8/2025
New Edinburgh hub set to transform global healthcare
Scotland’s Alcohol and Drug Policy Minister has, together with the World Health Organisation’s Director-GeneraI, officially opened the University of Edinburgh’s Usher Building at the Edinburgh BioQuarter. The new £49.2m Usher Building will bring together academic, NHS, …
30/6/2025
Edinburgh welcomes outdoor brain health centre
A new outdoor centre for people living with dementia has been launched today in the grounds of Edinburgh’s Lauriston Castle, highlighting the vital role nature can play in people’s brain health. Alzheimer Scotland says the new centre aims to ‘unlock the power of nature’ for …
5/6/2025
Shocking levels of violence towards NHS staff
The Scottish government is being told it must act to eradicate violence against NHS Scotland staff, as newly-released figures show there have been over 51,000 violent incidents since 2019 – disproportionately against nurses. Despite a trend of incidents reducing over the past five years, many…
24/3/2025

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