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IT System Issue – Update
Further to the notice on Friday 14 August, as of yesterday mid-morning the IT System used by several SMART Services become available again but there had been some minor issues getting all staff access to the system. This has impacted the following services: The data entered into the system on Thursday, 13th August 2026 is unavailable. If […]
*Important Notice – IT System Issue*
Our IT System used by several SMART Services is currently unavailable and we do not expect it to be available until later today. This has impacted the following services: If you contacted one of the above services on Thursday, 13th August 2026 please contact the Team on 0131 537 9177 and select the option for […]
Astley Ainslie Hospital Dining Room Closing
The only Dining Room on the Astley Ainslie Hospital site will close permenently to both staff, patients and visitors on Friday 28th August. Within the SMART Centre, the snacks and cold drinks vending machine and a hot drinks vending machine will still be available in the reception area, along with a free drinking water fountain. […]
Yellow Card Scheme – Making medicines and medical devices safer
The Yellow Card scheme is run by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which safeguards medical products quality and efficacy in the United Kingdom. Anyone can report an issue with a medicine, vaccine, medical device (including software, apps and artificial intelligence), blood product or e-cigarette to the Yellow Card scheme. Reporting makes a […]
Providing feedback
You can provide feedback on any of the nine services by completing the form on the Feedback – SMART Centre page of the website. The form was developed by our SMART Patient Focus Public Involvement (PFPI) Group (information on the group is avalable on the Get Involved – SMART Centre page). The feedback is reviewed […]
Public Holiday – Monday 15 June
The SMART Centre will be closed on the public holiday on Monday, 15 June 2026
Public Holiday – Monday 4 May
The SMART Centre will be closed on the public holiday on Monday, 4 May 2026
Building Work – Prosthetics Fitting Rooms – Completed
The building work to reconfigure four of the clinic rooms within the SMART Centre has been completed and the rooms are all ready for use. We now have twice as many rooms with long parallel bars as before which will provide much needed flexibility for clinical appointments.
Building Work – Prosthetics Fitting Rooms – Update
The work started on Monday 9th February to reconfigure four of the clinic rooms within the SMART Centre as expected. The first phase has been completed and the two reconfigured rooms have been in use since last week. The second phase is now well underway. We expect these two rooms to be finished and handed […]
Forms now working again
The issue with submitting forms via the website has now been resolved. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused by this issue.
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