Kirkcaldy’s Victoria Hospital praised by inspectors – but room for improvement noted
Fife’s main acute hospital has been praised for treating older people with dignity and respect.
Victoria Hospital
Dunfermline MSP calls for rethink on reimbursing taxi fares
The decision not to reimburse out-of-pocket patients having to travel to Kirkcaldy for treatment has to be reviewed, according to a Fife MSP.
“Carry on Matron” style nurse reprimanded for “banter” at Fife hospital
A Fife nurse whose “ward banter” was described as being like the “Carry on Matron” film has been reprimanded by a care watchdog.
Assurances given over controversial Fife maternity ward changes
A heartbroken Fife couple who were left sitting in a corridor for 20 minutes after learning they had lost their unborn baby have praised NHS Fife for making changes.
Fife police officer to trek to the Arctic as thank you to Maggie’s cancer charity
A Fife police officer who lost two loved ones to cancer is braving the Arctic for Maggie's.
‘I love you so much’: Mum’s tribute to 30-week-old baby who died following horror Fife crash
Relatives of a young mum who lost her unborn son in a horror crash in Fife have launched a fundraising appeal to pay for his funeral.
Man taken to hospital following Kirkcaldy crash
A pensioner has been taken to hospital after crashing his car into bushes at a Kirkcaldy supermarket.
Dunfermline couple share heartbreak of baby loss amid plans for maternity ward changes
A Fife councillor has raised concerns about proposed changes to maternity services after suffering his own heartbreak at the hospital.
Concern Fife hospital patients could find themselves in ‘cupboards’
Members of staff at Kirkcaldy’s Victoria Hospital have raised concerns about plans to put patients in rooms currently used as cupboards, or for storage.
Widow’s complaint upheld after man dies from blood clot following discharge from Fife hospital
NHS Fife has reviewed its procedures after a patient died from a blood clot in his lungs following surgery.