The best way for patients and relatives to contact the unit
For enquiries about clinic appointments, please call our appointments team on 0131 242 1231.
To get in touch with your kidney doctor, please call the secretary for the relevant consultant (numbers listed below).
We encourage patients to register for Patients Know Best, so that they can check their test results and communicate securely with their kidney consultant. (This service replaces the old PatientView system that was retired in July 2023.)
Clinic appointments for existing renal patients
Telephone: 0131 242 1231
Royal Infirmary main number
0131 536 1000
Holiday dialysis
Email – holidaydialysis@luht.scot.nhs.uk
Tel: 0131 242 1234
Consultant secretaries
Dr B Conway – 0131 242 1240
Prof N Dhaun – 0131 242 1240
Dr F Duthie – 0131 242 1239
Dr P Gibson – 0131 242 1239
Dr J Goddard – 0131 242 1206
Dr L Henderson – 0131 242 1240
Prof J Hughes – 0131 242 1239
Dr. R Hunter – 0131 242 1240
Prof D Kluth – 0131 242 1240
Dr I MacIntyre – 0131 242 1244
Dr W Metcalfe – 0131 242 1206
Dr S Miya – 0131 242 1244
Dr J Neary – 0131 242 1206
Dr M Petrie – 0131 242 1239
Dr P Phelan – 0131 242 1244
Dr T Rennie – 0131 242 1239
Prof AN Turner – 0131 242 1239
Dr S Watson – 0131 242 1239
Dr CE Whitworth – 0131 242 1244
Dialysis units and Outpatients support
RIE main dialysis unit (ODA) – 0131 242 1201/1208
Western General Hospital satellite unit – 0131 536 1879/2566
Borders General Hospital satellite unit – 01896 826 637
St Johns satellite unit – 01506 523 887
Community Dialysis Team – 0131 242 1218/1219
Anaemia Coordinator – 0131 242 1204
Holiday Dialysis Coordinator (David) – 0131 242 1234
Technician Manager (John Ramsay) – 0131 242 1251
Supporting services and training
Renal Dietitians – 0131 242 1255
Renal Social Work – 0131 242 7881/7861
Social Work reception – 0131 242 7850
Conservative Care – 0131 242 1218
Postal address
Renal Medicine
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
51 Little France Crescent
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Scotland, UK
(For a more detailed list of internal renal department contacts, see our handbook page. Please note that this handbook page is intended for use by NHS Lothian staff members.)