As you will be aware, a new National Burns Hub for Scotland has recently been commissioned and is now up and running in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The Hub will be taking additional patients with severe burns from other Health Boards on a phased approach. Further information and the referral form are available below.
Hospitals referring patients from Accident & Emergency or local care to a tertiary burn care service should use the table below to determine where patients should be referred.
Hospitals are listed by health board in alphabetical order.
Please click on the hyperlink to find contact details for the receiving hospitals.
| Referring Hospital | Referring Healthboard | Adult Receiving | Paediatric Receiving |
| Ayr University Hospital, Crosshouse University Hospital | NHS Ayrshire & Arran | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | RHC Glasgow |
| Borders General Hospital | NHS Borders | St John’s Hospital Livingston | RHSC Edinburgh |
| Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, Galloway Community Hospital | NHS Dumfries & Galloway | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | RHC Glasgow |
| Victoria Hospital | NHS Fife | Ninewells | RHSC Edinburgh |
| Forth Valley Royal Hospital (dependent on address of patient) | NHS Forth Valley | Glasgow Royal Infirmary or St John’s Hospital Livingston | Glasgow or RHSC Edinburgh |
| Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Dr Gray’s Hospital, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital | NHS Grampian | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary | RHSC Edinburgh Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital |
| Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, RHC Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital | NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | RHC Glasgow |
| Belford Hospital, Lorn & Islands District General Hospital | NHS Highland | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | RHC Glasgow |
| Caithness General Hospital, Raigmore Hospital | NHS Highland | St John’s Hospital Livingston | RHSC Edinburgh |
| Hairmyres Hospital, Monklands Hospital, Wishaw General Hospital | NHS Lanarkshire | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | RHC Glasgow |
| RHSC Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, St John’s Hospital at Howden | NHS Lothian | St John’s Hospital Livingston | RHSC Edinburgh |
| Balfour Hospital | NHS Orkney | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary | RHSC Edinburgh Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital |
| Gilbert Bain Hospital | NHS Shetland | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary | RHSC Edinburgh Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital |
| Ninewells Hospital, Perth Royal Infirmary | NHS Tayside | Ninewells | RHSC Edinburgh |
| Western Isles Hospital | NHS Western Isles | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | RHC Glasgow |