The hospital was designed by
John Dick Peddie and George Washington Browne and opened in 1906. Liberton operated in partnership with the
Longmore Hospital and the two hospitals together became known as the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables. The hospital joined the
National Health Service in 1948 and a new four‑storey geriatric facility was built on the site in 1963. In April 2023 it was announced that
Edinburgh Council had bought the hospital site and grounds from NHS Lothian for £14.8m. Originally the NHS was to occupy the premises until March 2025 to allow the hospital’s remaining services to be relocated. The number of complex care beds have been reduced in line with the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board strategic vision. ==References==