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NHS Fife bans e-cigarettes on safety grounds
NHS Fife has banned e-cigarettes because they pose a fire hazard and possible danger to health — and more health boards could follow, with NHS Tayside also considering the issue. (...)
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'It's absolute snobbery' — union says Ashludie Hospital staff being treated 'abysmally' during patient transfer
The union which represents domestics and porters at Ashludie Hospital has hit out at their ''abysmal'' treatment by NHS Tayside. (...)
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Ashludie Hospital worker fears staff face being 'thrown to the lions'
Ashludie Hospital could shut this summer as plans are under way to move its final patients. (...)
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Tayside Deaf Forum planning protest outside Kings Cross Hospital
Members of Tayside's deaf community will take to the streets this afternoon after claiming that their needs are being ignored by the local health authority. (...)
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Big fall in number of women having flu vaccine during pregnancy
The number of pregnant women who received the seasonal flu vaccine this winter has plummeted, causing concern among health chiefs. (...)
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Fifth Ninewells Hospital ward introduces restrictions due to norovirus
A fifth ward at Ninewells Hospital has been closed to new admissions after an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug. (...)
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'They're being run ragged' — praise for staff's efforts to cope with winter vomiting bug cases at Ninewells Hospital
A huge increase in the number of cases of the winter vomiting bug at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee has resulted in four wards being closed to new admissions. (...)
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Dundee nurse struck off for inappropriate use of medical records
A Dundee nurse has been struck off for inappropriately accessing the medical records of cancer patients at a city hospital. (...)
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Winter vomiting bug affecting two Ninewells Hospital wards
For the second time in as many days Ninewells Hospital has closed one of its wards to new admissions after several cases of vomiting and diarrhoea. (...)
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NHS Tayside ordered to apologise to widow of man who died weeks after being told he did not have cancer
A Tayside man was wrongly told he did not have cancer only a few weeks before the disease killed him. (...)
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Heartbeat — Ninewells Hospital stepping up security with new police base
Bobbies will go on the beat inside Ninewells Hospital in Dundee to reassure staff and patients and deter criminals. (...)
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Lloyds Pharmacy fails in High Court bid to prevent rival opening in Auchterarder
An Auchterarder pharmacy has failed in its High Court bid to prevent a second dispensary opening in the town. (...)
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Ninewells dominates in Tayside hospital crime figures
Police dealt with more than 100 incidents of assault, theft and vandalism in hospitals around Tayside last year. (...)
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Brooke Ramsay's family feeling let down by NHS
The father of a disabled seven-year-old has claimed the NHS is ''stalling'' his daughter's progress. (...)
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Catholic Church says abortion target is one that should be missed
The Roman Catholic Church is happy that Tayside is not meeting its Scottish Government target on the number of abortions carried out at up to nine weeks. (...)
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Health boards struggling to meet budgets as end of financial year approaches
The health boards in Tayside and Fife have overspent by almost £4.5m, it has been revealed. (...)
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Addictions expert says supermarkets should be banned from selling alcohol
Alcohol should be banned from supermarkets as part of a crackdown on harmful drinking, a leading Tayside doctor has told MSPs. (...)
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Cancer patient fearing worst after operation is repeatedly postponed
A Dundee cancer patient has spoken of her extreme anxiety at the postponement for up to eight weeks of vital surgery because of a shortage of intensive care beds at Ninewells Hospital. (...)
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Tayside elderly hospital readmissions highest in Scotland
Older people in Tayside are more likely to be readmitted to hospital within a month of being discharged than anywhere else in Scotland, according to latest figures. (...)
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Icy blast fills up A&E waiting rooms
Staff at Ninewells Hospital A&E department have been dealing with a spate of falls due to icy pavements. (...)
