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Gordon Brown asks Dundee University to look for ways to maintain nursing training courses in Kirkcaldy
Former Prime Minister and Kirkcaldy MP Gordon Brown has promised the ''voice of Fife will not be silenced'' in the debate over Dundee University's proposals to cut back on nursing courses at its Kirkcaldy campus. (...)
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'Talk to us' — chief says NHS Fife is ready to listen to Victoria Hospital complaints
NHS Fife bosses say they are prepared to listen to staff after a spate of serious claims about poor standards of care at Kirkcaldy's new hospital. (...)
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Dundee University told closing Kirkcaldy nursing course would be a 'huge loss' for town
Trainee nurses may be unable to travel to Dundee if their Kirkcaldy-based course is scrapped, a Fife councillor has warned. (...)
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Nine-month suspension for nurse who stole drugs from Victoria Hospital
A Fife nurse who ordered drugs for her own use has been suspended for nine months. (...)
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NHS Fife faces 'incredibly difficult' fight to cut spending
NHS Fife is struggling to break even as it identifies efficiency savings of £13.5 million. (...)
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SNP accused of allowing nursing numbers to 'haemorrhage'
Scottish hospitals have lost more than 1,800 nurses in the past year. (...)
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Critics warn asking nurses to wash uniforms at home will increase hygiene problems
All nursing staff at Ninewells Hospital could be asked to wash their uniforms at home — despite staff fears over hygiene. (...)
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Warning that NHS cuts could affect Perth Royal Infirmary
A Perth councillor has warned NHS job cuts could have a "knock-on effect" at the town's main hospital. (...)
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Scotland now has 500 fewer nursing posts than in March
Nearly 500 nursing posts have been lost in Scotland since the end of March, official workforce figures have shown. (...)
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Social networking warnings for 'fewer than 10' NHS Fife staff
NHS Fife staff have been "dealt with" after inappropriate use of social networks, it has emerged. (...)
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Sixty-year friendships forged through nursing celebrated as Fod classmates of 1951 reunite
When a group of teenagers with ambitions to be nurses met for the first time in Dunfermline in 1951, little did they realise they were starting friendships that would last 60 years. (...)
Nursing and Midwifery Council sanction for nurse with 'numeracy difficulties'
A nurse with "numeracy difficulties" who made errors giving drugs to patients at Ninewells Hospital has been sanctioned by her professional body. (...)
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Sheriff's report into death of patient says nurses 'apparently ignored' cries for help
Nurses apparently ignored the cries for help of a frail, elderly patient who subsequently fell and died four days later in a Fife hospital. (...)
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Nursing graduate Sasha Munns' delight at securing job at care home
Dundee nurse graduate Sasha Munns—let down by a Scottish Government 'job guarantee' scheme which in five months has not found her a job—has finally found work, thanks to The Courier. (...)
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Sasha Munns' struggle to find work provokes anger at Holyrood
The plight of a Dundee nursing graduate struggling to find a job has provoked outrage at Holyrood. (...)
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'Scandal' of jobless nursing graduate Sasha Munns
A Dundee nursing graduate is still waiting to begin her career, despite last year joining the Scottish Government scheme that is meant to guarantee her a job. (...)
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Overnight district nurse service to be withdrawn
The overnight district nursing service in Angus is being withdrawn and eight members of the overnight team — five nurses and three healthcare assistants — have been told to look for alternative jobs in the health service. (...)
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Ninewells nurses accused of 'callous' treatment of 92-year-old
'Callous nurses' at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee left a 92-year-old woman with dementia and arthritis to eat her roast dinner with her fingers rather than take time to cut up her food for her, it has been claimed. (...)
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NHS Fife increases nursing numbers, against national drop
NHS Fife has bucked the trend across Scotland — showing a rise in the number of nursing and midwifery staff it employs. (...)
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NHS nurse Jenny Bowes celebrates four decades of care
A dedicated Tayside nurse has been congratulated after completing her fourth decade with the NHS. (...)
