Dundee council backs ban on ‘go large’ food promotions
Food promotions that encourage customers to “go large” on fast food meals should be banned and healthier alternatives promoted instead, Dundee City Council has said.
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NHS Tayside asks folk if they want to ditch the car for the journey to Ninewells
NHS Tayside is asking people to give their views on ditching their car for the journey to Ninewells.
NHS Tayside owes £22k+ to firm accused of stockpiling hospital waste
NHS Tayside still owes more than £22,000 to a clinical waste firm caught up in a “body parts” scandal, it has emerged.
VIDEO: Behind the scenes at NHS Tayside – new service helps OAP patients get home quicker
A new service helping elderly patients return home as quickly as possible has hit the ground running.
VIDEO: Behind the scenes at NHS Tayside – time no issue for Dundee GPs working 24 hours a day
Illness doesn’t just conveniently strike during the working day when our GP surgeries are open.
VIDEO: Behind the scenes at NHS Tayside – unit helps Sundie, 96, enjoy life at home
When 96-year-old Sundie Cabrelli suffered an infection that led to a fall at home, she and her family feared the worst.
VIDEO: Behind the scenes at Ninewells – ‘if it wasn’t for the team I may not be here today’
The Evening Telegraph has gone behind the scenes at Ninewells Hospital. Given access to five departments, the extraordinary work of the men and women of stretched and exhausted yet determined NHS Tayside is highlighted by reporter Lindsey Hamilton.
Dundee doctor who assaulted two people set to appear at tribunal
A Dundee doctor who was convicted of assault is to face a tribunal that will examine his fitness to continue practising in the health sector.
Unions to march through Dundee in protest at council’s budget cuts
A march and demonstration against budget cuts is to be held in Dundee.
Norovirus closes Ninewells ward to new admissions
A ward at Ninewells Hospital is closed to new admissions.
Woman’s horror after doctor says her medical records sent to ‘random’ Dundee address
A woman in has spoken of her relief after her sensitive medical history was recovered, having originally believed it had been sent to a “random” house in error.
Unemployed 18 to 30-year-olds in Dundee have chance to Get Into Healthcare with NHS Tayside
The Scottish Princes Trust is giving unemployed 18 to 30-year-olds across Dundee the opportunity to Get Into Healthcare with NHS Tayside.
Dundee parents’ horror as newborn son with Strep B struggles to breathe
It’a every parent’s worst nightmare – pulling your new born baby in for a first cuddle only to find they’re gasping for air.
800+ objects – coins, beads and toys etc – removed from bodies of Tayside patients
More than 800 foreign objects including coins, beads and small toys were removed from patients in Tayside hospitals last year.
Nominations open for NHS Tayside Star Awards
Nominations are now open for the NHS Tayside Staff Appreciation and Recognition (Star) Awards.
Flu jab reminder to vulnerable Dundee folk
Vulnerable people in Dundee at greater risk from the effects of flu are being urged to take up the offer of a vaccination.
‘Very troubling’ rise in Tayside hospital readmissions on mental health grounds
A local MSP has lamented the “very troubling” rise in people being readmitted to hospital on mental health grounds within weeks of being discharged.
Ex-NHS Tayside boss given inflated payout to avoid any tribunal, MSPs told
Bosses at a struggling health board knew their former chief executive should only have been paid three months’ notice – but they gave her six months amid concerns she could bring age and sex discrimination claims against them, a Holyrood committee has heard.
Tayside A&E staff praised for coping with festive demand
Staff working on emergency wards at Tayside hospitals have been praised for coping well with the festive demand.
Family of Dundee dad found unconscious in prison cell ‘need answers’ about his death
The family of a man who died after being found unconscious in his prison cell say they still need answers about the circumstances surrounding his death.