Partnership Working

Midlothian Community Health Partnership (CHP)

Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) are organisations set up across Scotland to provide a wide range of community based health services delivered in the community in homes, health centres and clinics.

Information on the services available from Midlothian CHP is available on the NHS Lothian website www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/community/community.asp

Membership of the Midlothian Community Health Partnership (Midlothian CHP) sub-committee (a sub-committee of the NHS Lothian Board) includes:

  • Eddie Egan, NHS Lothian Board (Chair)
  • Gerry Power, General Manager, Midlothian CHP
  • Dr Fiona Watson, Clinical Director, Midlothian CHP
  • Gail Trotter, Chief Nurse, Midlothian CHP
  • Sandra Mair, UHD (University Hospitals Division) Representative
  • David King, Deputy Director of Finance, NHS Lothian
  • Dr Rebecca Strachan, NHS Lothian
  • Dr Hamish Reid, GP representative
  • Brian Brockie, Allied Health Professionals
  • Councillor Jackie Aitchison, Midlothian Council
  • Colin Anderson, Midlothian Council
  • Tom Welsh, Midlothian Council
  • M Embry, Pharmacy Representative

The voluntary sector* representative is:

  • George Wilson, Midlothian Voluntary Action

The Public Partnership Forum** (PPF) representatives are:

  • Alex Philip
  • Sue Edmond

The Carers representative is:

  • Wendy Brooks

*The voluntary sector feeds into the Community Health Partnership through the Voluntary Sector Forum.

**Community Health Partnerships in Scotland have Public Partnership Forums (PPFs). The Midlothian PPF forum is open to anyone who lives in Midlothian and who has an interest in health. More information is available on the NHS Lothian website (above). For more information about Midlothian Public Partnership Forum and how to get involved in helping improve local services contact:

  • Catherine Evans, Patient Involvement Worker on 0131 561 5527.