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Victoria Hospital fighting new norovirus outbreak
A prolonged bout of the winter vomiting bug has closed another ward at a Fife hospital, just days after two others were declared open. (...)
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NHS Fife abandons plan to end home births — but warns issue may have to be revisited
A plan to axe Fife's home birth service has been shelved by health chiefs, much to the relief of campaigners. (...)
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'These numbers are worrying' — NHS Fife budget black hole attributed to soaring agency staff costs
Agency staff costs have been blamed for a massive hole in NHS Fife's finances. (...)
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Assurances offered after survey raises concerns about August trainee doctor changeover
Patients have been assured safety in Scottish hospitals "is not" being jeopardised by the August influx of trainee doctors. (...)
Inquiry finds CT scan could have prevented Kirkcaldy woman's death
A sheriff has ruled that the death of a Kirkcaldy woman may have been prevented, had doctors treating her in hospital carried out a scan. (...)
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Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital loses out-of-hours accident and emergency department
Kirkcaldy's accident and emergency department at Victoria Hospital became an out-of-hours minor injuries unit — and the new overnight arrangements are set to remain for the rest of the year. (...)
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Victoria Hospital casualty downgrade to start on February 28
The downgrading of the accident and emergency unit at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy to a minor injuries unit at nights and weekends will begin at the end of this month. (...)
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Medical director praises hospital staff
A prominent Fife doctor has paid tribute to staff who have been working flat out in Fife's hospitals in recent weeks — and again highlighted the impact delayed discharges are having on the health system. (...)
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South East Scotland Deanery supports single site A&E in Fife
A move towards a single accident and emergency site in Fife sooner rather than later has been supported by the South East Scotland Deanery. (...)
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Staffing shortages spell lesser role for Victoria Hospital unit
The accident and emergency unit at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, is soon to be downgraded to a minor injuries/illness unit at nights and at weekends due to staffing shortages. (...)
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Public's role in curbing Fife norovirus cases
Fife health chiefs have insisted that the public have a major role to play in helping the region's hospitals deal with cases of the winter vomiting bug this year. (...)
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Threat to accident and emergency cover at Victoria Hospital
Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital could be without accident and emergency cover overnight and at weekends over the next year. (...)
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Report claims repeated A&E closures did not hit patient care
A report into contingency plans imposed at Fife's two main hospitals earlier this year has suggested the measures did not adversely affect services. (...)
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NHS Fife management blamed for crisis
Senior management at NHS Fife are to blame for the shortage of junior doctors that has hit hospital services in Kirkcaldy, a leading health campaigner has claimed. (...)
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Cut in training places for nation's doctors revealed
Pressure will pile on health secretary Nicola Sturgeon after it emerged the number of training places for junior doctors across Scotland is to be cut over the next three years. (...)
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Overnight Kirkcaldy A&E closures 'to stay until new wing opens'
Overnight closures of Kirkcaldy’s accident and emergency unit are likely to continue until the Victoria Hospital’s new wing opens in 2012, health bosses have admitted to The Courier. (...)
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Kirkcaldy hospital staff fear for their jobs
Worried staff at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy have been confiding in Fife councillor and health campaigner Andrew Rodger about their concerns, after NHS Fife admitted ward 13 will shut its doors for good next month. (...)
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NHS Fife accused of budget 'shambles'
NHS Fife has been described as a "shambles" after overspending its operational division budget by £330,000 in just two months. (...)
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NHS Fife reports encouraging C. diff figures
NHS Fife has one of the lowest rates of hospital-acquired C. difficile infection in Scotland, new figures reveal. (...)
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Ward 13 at Victoria Hospital to close — despite previous assurances
NHS Fife has announced the closure of a ward at Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital — three months to the day since assuring the public it would remain open. (...)
