10-469: The Western General Hospital (often abbreviated to simply ‘The Western General’) is a health facility at Craigleith, Edinburgh , Scotland . It is managed by NHS Lothian . The hospital was designed by Peddie and Kinnear and opened as the St. Cuthberts and Canongate Poorhouse in 1868, principally as a workhouse but also having some hospital functions. It was later renamed Craigleith Poorhouse. In 1915, during
20-740: A new library was completed in 1979. The first Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre opened on the Western General Hospital site in 1996. In June 2012 the Medicine for the Elderly services were transferred from the Royal Victoria Hospital to a new purpose-built facility known as the Royal Victoria Building at the Western General Hospital. A facility to treat young people with cancer aged 16 to 24
30-705: A nurse training school in 1931. She was one of the first matrons to introduce a Preliminary Training School for nurses and the block system of training. She was also behind the introduction of the training of male nurses at the Western. Allan was awarded the Polish Gold Cross for her services to the Paderewski Hospital (Polish) when it formed part of the Western General Hospital during World War II . This existed for six years and received over 7,000 polish service men and civilians as in patients and
40-626: The Ferry Road , and Comely Bank on the east. Queensferry Road and Craigleith Road both pass through here. There are also a number of private schools in the area such as Stewart's Melville College and The Mary Erskine School . The Royal Victoria Hospital is off Craigleith Road while the Western General Hospital on Crewe Road was opened in 1868 as the Craigleith Hospital and Poorhouse. Craigleith Quarry
50-688: The First World War , the building was requisitioned by the War Office to create the 2nd Scottish General Hospital , a facility for the Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties. After returning to poorhouse use in 1920 it was converted fully to hospital use in 1927. A nurses' home was added in 1935 and a pathology block was completed in 1939. It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and
60-548: The department moved to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary at Little France in 2020. There is a major national cancer research and treatment centre at the hospital which was refurbished in 2007. Craigleith, Edinburgh Craigleith ( Scottish Gaelic : Creag Lìte ) is an area of west Edinburgh , Scotland. Its name comes from various forms of Craig of Inverleith , or rock or hill of Inverleith. The area lies between Ravelston Dykes, to Crewe Toll and
70-487: Was active for more than 300 years from 1615 to 1942. The 350-million-year-old Carboniferous Craigleith sandstone was used extensively in construction because it was a hard-wearing composite. Architects used it extensively in buildings in both Edinburgh's Old and New Town . Many famous buildings including Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace were built from Craigleith sandstone. The statue on Nelson's Column in London
80-797: Was also built from the stone. Because of its hardness, Craigleith Sandstone was also favoured for cutting stones used to make cut glass during the Victorian era . At its peak, the quarry was the largest and most productive in Edinburgh. In 1995, the Craigleith Retail Park was built upon the infilled Craigleith Quarry; it is situated at the junction of Queensferry Road and Craigleith Road. 55°57′42″N 003°13′43″W / 55.96167°N 3.22861°W / 55.96167; -3.22861 ( Craigleith ) Carboniferous Too Many Requests If you report this error to
90-466: Was opened in the Western General Hospital in December 2013. Matrons of the Western General Hospital include: 1929–1951 Theresa Allan 1951 –1964 Estelle Adamson, OBE 1964–1972 Margaret Nimmo 1972–1974 Elizabeth Edwards 1974–1976 J.L.P. Robertson 1977–1987 Elizabeth McLean 1987– Alexandra Harvey During Allan’s time as matron the Western General Hospital was recognised as
100-539: Was the training school for the Polish Faculty of Medicine established at Edinburgh University . Buildings include: The hospital has over 700 beds including day beds. Although the Western no longer has an Accident and Emergency department, a nurse-led minor injuries unit has been operating on the site since 1994. The hospital served as a base for the neurology and neurosurgery centre for south east Scotland ("Department of Clinical Neurosciences ") until
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