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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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Scottish Government accused of paying 'film star salaries' to senior NHS staff, while nursing faces cuts
New figures have revealed almost 150 employees at NHS Fife receive ''film star salaries'' of over £100,000 a year. (...)
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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. (...)
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Reconstruction of fire-ravaged area of Ninewells Hospital almost complete
Months of reconstruction after a serious fire at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee is nearing completion. (...)
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'Flying angels' abseilers want you to drop everything and join them
Dundee nurses went to the edge of the precipice and stepped back on Monday — but they now know what is ahead of them when they abseil 130 feet down one of the city's tallest buildings on May 21. (...)
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NHS efficiency savings will be reinvested in front-line services
More than £300 million will be ploughed back into front-line services through efficiency savings over the next year, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday, and NHS Tayside said it is committed to getting the best value for every pound spent. (...)
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Thanks to all who have helped Ghanaian burns unit evolve
A St Andrews surgeon has paid tribute to all the people from Tayside and Fife who helped a tiny burns unit in Africa reach its 10th year. (...)
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Ninewells seeks to jump the queue to replace nurses uniforms lost in fire
Nurses who lost their uniforms in the fire at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, last year, could wait 10 months for replacements. (...)
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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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Rural health services get a big lift from farmers
Farmers in Angus have played a crucial role in getting health service staff to their patients during the whiteout. (...)
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Petra McMillan has 10,000 reasons to get fit
A Carnoustie woman has set herself 10,000 reasons to get fit after winning a place in next year's Virgin London marathon. (...)
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Tayside nurses in no rush for new uniforms
Claims that NHS Grampian nurses are purposely damaging their uniforms to get new style tunic replacements do not appear to be echoed in Tayside. (...)
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Sheriff Richard Davidson critical of court's medical 'protocol'
A sheriff in Dundee has strongly criticised Tayside Police and NHS Tayside after discovering courts can no longer ask for a police surgeon to examine someone appearing in front of them. (...)
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Half of nurses unhappy with standard of care — RCN Scotland
Just over half of Scotland's nurses feel they are being prevented from giving patients the dignified care they need, the nurses' trade union has claimed. (...)
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Ninewells Hospital blaze destroyed 12,000 nurses' uniforms
Around 12,000 nurses’ uniforms were destroyed in Thursday’s fire at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, prompting an effort to ensure staff have access to alternatives. (...)
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Hospital users tell The Courier about their good experiences
Courier readers are continuing to sing the praises of frontline NHS staff. (...)
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Daredevils roped into completing Maggie's charity abseil
Some screamed as they jumped over the side, some sang and some maintained a dignified -- or should that be terrified -- silence. (...)
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Nurses sharing doctors' roles
Specially-trained nurses at Ninewells Hospital are now doing the same job as junior doctors, caring for high risk babies in the neonatal unit. (...)
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Courier helps nurses beat parking fines
Nurses have hailed a "victory for common sense" as NHS Tayside chiefs agreed to a radical overhaul of staff parking arrangements at Perth Royal Infirmary. (...)
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