Ellen's Glen House
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Ellen's Glen House is a Community Hospital
Community hospital
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 in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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, Scotland
Scotland
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. It is operated by NHS Lothian
NHS Lothian
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. It is situated in Liberton, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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.

Ellen's Glen House is split into two units. The Ground Floor is a REAS
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
The Royal Edinburgh Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is operated by the Primary and Community Division of NHS Lothian...

 unit for long term psychiatric care. The first floor is a palliative care
Palliative care
Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...

 medicine of the elderly
Elderly care
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 unit.

Ellen's Glen House specialises
Specialty (medicine)
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in long term palliative and psychiatric care.
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