Edinburgh Health Services
State healthcare in the UK is run by the National Health Service
(NHS). It is paid for by taxation and is free at the point of care.
NHS Lothian runs 27 hospitals in Edinburgh and the Lothians,
including specialist dental and eye hospitals and various local
hospitals. Edinburgh has two main hospitals: the Edinburgh Royal
Infirmary and the Western General, both run by NHS Lothian and
within easy reach of the city centre.
General Practices (GPs) are available locally, offering access
to locally based health advice and treatment. GP surgeries provide
access to both doctors and nurses.
The latest figures (from 2009) show that the average life
expectancy of a male living in Edinburgh City Region was 76.4 years
and for a female, 81 years. The Scottish averages were 75 years for
males and 79.9 years for females.
Private healthcare is also well represented in Edinburgh by
private health institutions such as BUPA and through private
practice at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and St John’s
Hospital.
NHS Borders, NHS Fife and NHS Forth Valley administer the areas
of the wider Edinburgh City Region.
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