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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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Councillor calls on health minister to set up Fife hospital complaints investigation

Fife Council Labour leader Alex Rowley has called on Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon to send a team of officials to investigate NHS Fife. (...)


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NHS Fife apologises for poor accident and emergency performance

NHS Fife has apologised for keeping patients waiting too long for emergency treatment. (...)


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'A damned disgrace' — nurse challenges NHS bosses to work a shift at Victoria Hospital

NHS Fife bosses have been challenged to put on uniforms and work a shift to see for themselves the ''nightmare'' faced by nurses at Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital. (...)


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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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'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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'The very worst' — staff nurse lists serious problems at Victoria Hospital

A staff nurse has called on health chiefs to take action after lifting the lid on what she believes is a shocking state of affairs at a Fife hospital. (...)


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'I think I am being victimised' — driver accuses Vinci Park staff of giving sports cars extra attention

A Ninewells Hospital worker believes that car park enforcement officers are singling her out for attention and are ready to fine her when she is parked legitimately. (...)


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Winter vomiting bug closes two Victoria Hospital wards

Two wards at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy have been closed to new admissions by an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug. (...)


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Health tourism on the rise as Scots look to beat queues and big bills

Dozens of people from Tayside and Fife are set to fly abroad for cut-price dental work in the coming years, it has been claimed. (...)


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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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Ninewells Hospital cancer ward closed to admissions during bug outbreak

Ninewells Hospital's only dedicated ward for cancer patients has been closed to new admissions due to sickness and diarrhoea. (...)


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Review of elderly care in Fife raises questions over future of Cameron Hospital

NHS Fife has refused to rule out the closure of Cameron Hospital in Windygates. (...)


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Professor defends electroconvulsive therapy against Hollywood's portrayal

A top Tayside psychiatrist says a treatment stigmatised by Hollywood saves lives. (...)


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Dundee University researchers deliver new understanding of brain's protection system

Researchers at Dundee University have played a key role in discovering how the brain protects itself from harm when ''running on empty''. (...)


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'More National Trust than National Health Service' — Netherlea Hospital condemned to closure

A Newport hospital has been condemned to closure after health chiefs heard it was "more suited to the National Trust than the National Health Service." (...)


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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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Ninewells Hospital stroke specialist Dr Alex Doney completes coast-to-coast run

A stroke specialist based at Ninewells Hospital has completed a gruelling 150-mile run across Scotland. (...)


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NHS Tayside gives 'absolute guarantee' community will help shape Ardler Surgery plans

A Tayside health chief has given "an absolute guarantee" Ardler residents will be involved in decisions about GP services. (...)


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