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The NHS in Lothian
Lothian Health Board (1993)
In 1993, the units created in 1992 made an application to become an NHS Trust under the terms of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. The Trusts were not directly managed by Lothian Health Board: they were within the NHS but as distinct organisations independent of the Health Board. Each Trust had its own chairmen and boards of directors.
On 1 April 1993, West Lothian Unit became West Lothian NHS Trust and the other five units followed on 1 April 1994: East and Midlothian Unit became East and Midlothian NHS Trust; Edinburgh Priority Services Unit became Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust; Edinburgh Child Health Unit became Edinburgh Sick Children’s NHS Trust; Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Associated Hospitals Unit became Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust; Western General Hospitals Unit became Western General Hospitals NHS Trust.
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