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Facilities at RIE

 

RIE Staff Wayfinding Guide

This guide is designed to help you navigate the facilities available to you on-site, including refreshment options, breastfeeding spaces, places to recharge during your breaks, bicycle lockers and more.
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RIE Catering

The catering team offer a variety of hot and cold items, i.e. Soup, Baked Potatoes, Salads, Sandwiches, Yoghurt, Desserts, Sweet and Savoury snacks etc. for those members of staff looking for a ‘Grab and Go’ option.

In the Staff Restaurant there is the option to choose from 3 main courses and a hot dessert at Lunch and two main courses or a hot snack for Supper. We have options for different dietary requirements including vegetarian, vegan and gluten free.

 
Staff Restaurant

Situated on the ground floor, at the start of the North Corridor, providing a variety of hot and cold breakfast, lunch and supper options as well as snacks and drinks.

Open Monday to Sunday

Breakfast - 0700 - 1045
Lunch - 1145 - 1400
Supper - 1600 - 1930

Vite

Situated on the ground floor, at the start of the North Corridor, at the back of the Staff Restaurant, providing a variety of hot and cold breakfast and lunch options as well as snacks and drinks.

Open Monday to Sunday 0700 - 1600

Aroma Coffee Bar

Situated on the ground floor of the main mall (opposite WHSmith and next to M&S), providing a variety of hot and cold breakfast and lunch options as well as snacks and drinks.

Open Monday to Sunday 0730 - 1600 and reduced hours on weekends

Coffee Bar

Situated on the second floor, by Ward 208, providing a variety of hot and cold breakfast and lunch options as well as snacks and drinks.

Open Monday to Sunday 0730 - 1530

Jex Blake Suite (in the University)

Situated in the University, providing a variety of hot and cold breakfast and lunch options as well as snacks and drinks.

Open Monday to Friday 0730 - 1600

Link Bridge Cafe

Situated on the 2nd floor of the atrium between the University and main Hospital, providing a variety of hot and cold breakfast and lunch options as well as snacks and drinks.

Open Monday to Sunday 0730 - 1600

 

RIE Shops

There are 2 shops in the Main Mall of the RIE that not only sell food and drink but also a variety of other useful items.

 
M&S Food

Situated on the ground floor of the main mall (opposite WHSmith and next to Aroma), providing a variety of breakfast and lunch options as well as snacks and drinks.

Open Monday to Sunday 0630 - 2100 and Saturday and Sunday 0830 - 1630.

There are also several vending machines situated onsite, which are available with cold snacks and drinks 24/7

Cash Points

There are 2 RBS Cash Machines in the Main Mall across from WH Smith beside the NHS Lothian Charity Hub

WH Smith

Situated on the ground floor of the main mall (opposite Aroma and next to M&S), providing a variety of cold snacks and drinks.

Open Monday to Sunday 0630 - 2100 and Saturday and Sunday 0800 - 1600

 

RIE Postgraduate Education Centre

Located just off the Main Mall on the Simpsons Corridor at the RIE, The Postgraduate Education Centre (PEC) at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh has 4 seminar rooms equipped with NHS Lothian computer facilities, a Simulation Centre and a Resuscitation Training room. We also house the Simulation, Resuscitation, Manual Handling and Clinical Education Teams.

Opening hours for the Teaching Rooms are Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00. The rest of the PEC is open 24/7, 365 days a year! There are a wide variety of courses, meetings and teaching sessions held on a regular basis. For room booking enquiries, please email loth.riepec@nhs.scot

 
Doctor's Mess

Formerly the Braid's Room, this new Dr's Mess is equipped with comfy seating, lockers, a large TV with an X-Box 360, a fridge, 2 microwaves and 2 PC's. This Dr's Mess is open 24/7, 365 days a year.

Castle Rock Computer Room

Equipped with 7 PC's with headphones and cameras for Teams calls, Castle Rock is our quiet computer room for studying. Like the Dr's Mess, Castle Rock is also open 24/7, 365 days a year.

Reception Area

The reception area of the Postgraduate Education Centre has 3 comfy couches for relaxing and catching up and also houses 3 brightly coloured booths for private Teams calls on laptops.

 

Other Facilities at RIE

Please see below for a collection of other facilities that are available and situated around the RIE

 
Doctor's Mess

Located on the first floor opposite Ward 104. Swipe access required for the initial door then the code to Mess door is 3-1-2. Equipped with a small kitchen area, a microwave, lockers, a TV and 2 PC's.

Showers

Showering facilities are available in the main staff changing area which is in the basement of the building (ID pass access required at the entrance which is off the South Corridor adjacent to the social work office). There are other showering facilities available in the Chancellors’ building, theatre changing rooms, the ED changing rooms and the Dr's Mess corridor opposite Ward 104.

Overnight on Call Rooms

To request a room for overnight on call you can email
loth.overnightroombooking@nhs.scot
There are limited rooms available also used for patient relatives and this will not be guaranteed.

Scrubs

Scrubs are available in these areas:

- A&E changing rooms, ground floor
- HDU ward 118/112
- AMU changing rooms, ground floor
- MoE crates with scrubs in the main changing rooms accessed from the ground floor heading towards OPD4 near social work offices

Further scrubs for special settings:
- Theatres
- Mortuary changing rooms, for those working in this area (mostly pathologists)

If you have difficulty getting the right scrubs, you can arrange to get the size you require delivered to a specified changing area or theatre space by contacting ext 53520. This is the main uniform processing department who can arrange delivery with 24 to 48 hours notice.

Lockers

The Medical Education Directorate provide lockers for Resident Doctors in both of our Dr's Mess's. Other lockers are available around the hospital so please check with your dept about what is available in each.

Cycle Racks

There is a cycle hub situated to the rear of the Chancellors Building. Please ensure you use a high-quality lock when securing your bike.
To get access to the blue bike cages go to the Reception Desk besides M&S, show your ID and you will be given a code for the storage unit.
For more info on cycling to work, please see the Transportation section.