Who we are

Clinic and service contact details for all three Lothian locations and guidance on how to refer for the various services.

Clinics and services

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Western General Hospital
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

Hypertension Service

European Society of Hypertension Excellence Centre

When: Wednesday morning

Who: Professor Simon Maxwell (s.maxwell@nhs.net)

Dr. R. Brown (roger.brown@ed.ac.uk)*

Dr. I. MacIntyre (iain.macintyre@nhs.net)

Contact: Clinic secretary: caitlin.hamilton-jones@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Tel: 0131 537 1753

Lipid Service

When: Wednesday morning

Who: Professor Simon Maxwell (s.maxwell@nhs.net)

Contact: Clinic secretary: email: caitlin.hamilton-jones@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Tel: 0131 537 1753

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Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Royal Infirmary Edinburgh

Hypertension Service

When: Thursday afternoon

Who: Dr. H. Narayan (hafid.narayan@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk)

Contact: Clinic secretary: 0131 242 1481

Lipid Service

When: Wednesday morning

Who: Dr J Malo

Dr S Jenks

Dr N Shand

Contact: Clinic secretary: 0131 242 6870

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St John's Hospital
St John's Hospital, Livingston

St John's Hospital, Livingston

Lipid Service

When: Tuesday morning

Who: Dr N Shand

Contact: Clinic secretary: 01506 523844

How to refer for the various services

Primary Care

NHS Lothian: RefHelp

Secondary Care

Written referral to clinic consultants by letter or by email*.

Urgent Referrals

Written referral by email to secretary/consultant*, with follow up to secretaries, or by contacting consultant directly by telephone.

* Important reminder

Please do not use ed.ac.uk email addresses, to communicate patient-identifiable information.