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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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Tragic Fife couple's case leads to calls for national norovirus review
Cowdenbeath MSP Helen Eadie has called for an urgent investigation into hospital hygiene following the deaths of an elderly couple who contracted the deadly winter vomiting bug. (...)
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Ninewells Hospital HIV specialist estimates 'worrying' numbers of undiagnosed cases
Almost 400 HIV-positive patients attended clinics in Tayside and Fife last year. (...)
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NHS Tayside orders 'precautionary' hepatitis B checks for 36 Ninewells Hospital patients
Dozens of patients who received treatment in a ward at Ninewells Hospital earlier this year are to be tested for hepatitis B. (...)
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Suspected case of flesh-eating bug at Ninewells Hospital
A suspected case of the flesh-eating bug necrotising fasciitis is being investigated at Ninewells Hospital. (...)
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Report praises ambulance hygiene standards but recommends greater infection control
Scotland's ambulances do not have adequate measures in place to prevent the spread of infection, a new report has warned. (...)
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Beekeepers on their guard as infected Meigle hive is destroyed
Honey beekeepers in Perthshire are on their guard following the announcement an apiary has an outbreak of a killer disease. (...)
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Surprise inspection finds minor blips at Stracathro Hospital
Hospital inspectors found a trolley of dirty linen stored in an open corridor when they visited Stracathro Hospital by Brechin. (...)
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Inspectors say Victoria Hospital 'generally clean' — but stress need for hand hygiene
Staff at Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital have been told to wash their hands more often to reduce the risk of infection. (...)
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NHS Tayside warns area about blue-green algae hazard
NHS Tayside has warned people in Dundee, Angus and Perth and Kinross to be on the lookout for blooms of potentially hazardous blue-green algae in the region's waterways. (...)
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Cost of deep cleaning of Ninewells Hospital wards could hit £1 million
Discovery of a potentially serious bug that caused no symptoms in most patients prompted health bosses to spend almost £300,000 in three wards at Ninewells Hospital. (...)
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Perthshire beaver Erica was killed by splinter
Details have emerged over the death of a Tayside beaver that captured the heart of a local group. (...)
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Piperdam fined £120,000 for Edward Warnes' death
A luxury Angus leisure resort has been fined £120,000 in the wake of a holidaymaker's death after he contracted legionnaires' disease during a stay at one of its lodges. (...)
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Four more cases of superbug VRE at Ninewells
A further four patients at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee have tested positive for the potentially serious antibiotic-resistant bug VRE — bringing the total to 26. (...)
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Ninewells Hospital claims antibiotic-resistant virus outbreak is under control
A potentially serious bug that has affected 22 patients at Ninewells Hospital in recent weeks appears to be under control. (...)
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Ninewells patients test positive for antibiotic-resistant infection
Eleven patients being treated in Dundee's Ninewells Hospital have tested positive for an antibiotic-resistant infection that has prompted deep cleaning of two surgical wards. (...)
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Sturgeon must 'get involved' to rectify NHS Fife bed-blocking crisis
Scotland's health secretary must "knock heads together" to solve NHS Fife's bed-blocking crisis, opposition politicians have said. (...)
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Inspectors take Ninewells Hospital to task over infection control practices
Inspectors from the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) have again criticised infection control practices at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. (...)
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Drumlithie woman triumphs against background of loss
A Drumlithie mum who has endured the deaths of her husband, both her parents and her mother-in-law during her studies has graduated against all odds. (...)
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Forth Park Hospital praised for infection work
Staff at Forth Park Hospital have been praised for their efforts to protect patients and visitors from the risk of infection. (...)
