About LHSA

Collection Policy

Lothian Health Services Archive primarily collects records of long-term legal, administrative, epidemiological and historical value produced by the NHS within the Lothian area, including those of predecessor bodies.

In addition, non-NHS institutional records and personal papers related to the local history of health care and the history of Scottish medicine are also collected.

 

 

  Framed photograph of Florence Nightingale, 1857, LHSA photographic Collection  

Image shows a framed photograph of Florence Nightingale. She is stood with her hands resting on the back of a chair and she holds a white envelope in her hand.