Fears of ‘postcode lottery’ in Tayside as patients discharged early
Patients in Tayside are battling a "postcode lottery" and being discharged from high dependence hospital wards early due to staff and bed shortages, it has been claimed.
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Person struck by vehicle at Dundee’s North Marketgait taken to Ninewells
A busy road in Dundee city centre has been closed by police after a person was struck by a vehicle.
‘I never got their names’: Perth motorcyclist in plea to strangers who helped him after horror M90 crash
A Perth biker has asked the Good Samaritans who stopped for him after he was involved in a shocking crash on the M90 to come forward.
NHS Tayside forced to rush in new blood supplies after Ninewells power cut
NHS Tayside had to rush in emergency blood supplies after a lightning strike knocked out power to Ninewells Hospital.
IVF specialist puts medical scare aside to compete in ultra-marathon following family baby tragedy
A Tayside IVF specialist will put a medical scare to one side to run the 70-mile Great Glen Ultra-marathon following a family baby tragedy.
Perthshire stroke patients face journey to Dundee to receive life-saving treatment
Concerns have been raised over a plan to send Perth and Kinross stroke patients to Dundee to receive life-saving treatment.
Mental Health Inquiry: NHS Tayside need to make ‘fundamental changes’
The man behind a damning report into NHS Tayside mental health services has said there needs to be fundamental changes in how they are delivered.
MSP urges Ninewells staff to sign parking petition
A Conservative MSP has urged staff at Ninewells Hospital to throw their weight behind a campaign to scrap hospital parking charges.
Dundee Matters: Health authority right to tackle smoking problem head-on
Smoking is a habit I have never formed.
‘They lost the plot’: Garage worker seriously injured as police treat Perthshire hit-and-run as attempted murder
A young garage worker has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run attack in Birnam that the police are treating as attempted murder.