Workers signed off with stress have cost NHS Tayside 1.3m working hours
NHS workers in Tayside are being signed off from work with stress due to a “constant feeling they are failing patients” and falling staff numbers, a union has claimed.
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Ex-chairman warns road to recovery is a long one for NHS Tayside
NHS Tayside has several years to go before it can be considered back at the top of its game – according to its former chairman.
Fewer Dundee teen pregnancies due to more youngsters ‘sexting’, claims charity
Fewer teenagers are falling pregnant in Dundee because they are “sexting” more often than they are having sex, a charity has claimed.
Negligence of NHS staff led directly to death of tragic David after leaving Carseview
The “negligence” of NHS staff at a mental health unit led directly to the death of a man who was refused help, an expert has concluded.
‘Better workplace’ vow by NHS Tayside after misconduct claims in Highlands
NHS Tayside has vowed to become a “better workplace” free from bullying in its response to a report into allegations of misconduct at another Scottish health board.
READER’S LETTER: Ninewells is the best hospital in Britain
After a visit to A&E at Ninewells I discovered I would need a minor operation that day.
Auditors give ‘good news’ to NHS board, despite being £3.2m over budget so far in 2019/20
Auditors believe NHS Tayside’s financial management has improved following a series of scandals last year, according to a new draft report.
NHS Tayside forced to postpone MRI scans in Dundee after lightning affects equipment
More than two dozen patients had MRI scans postponed after Ninewells Hospital was struck by lightning.
NHS Tayside admits mental health needs to be ‘higher up the agenda’
NHS chiefs have admitted mental health needs to be “higher up the agenda” after services were given a scathing report by the leader of an independent inquiry.
Campaigners call for 24-hour Dundee crisis centre to end high suicide numbers
Campaigners have urged public bodies in Dundee to fund and open a 24/7 mental health crisis centre in the city amid a continuing high trend in suicide figures.
‘Staggering’ six-figure cost to NHS Tayside for agency translators in one year
Translators have cost NHS Tayside more than £364,000 in the past year.
NHS Tayside’s interim chairman John Brown to step down
NHS Tayside’s interim chairman is to step down in the near future after 15 months of bringing the health board into line.
Worker ‘sickened’ as wards to be merged at Dundee dementia hospital
Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership has confirmed plans to merge two wards at a specialist mental health facility.
Arson and break-ins could lead to tragedy at derelict Tayside hospital
A young person is likely to die in the derelict grounds of the former Strathmartine Hospital if break-ins and arson attacks continue, experts have been told.
Drug deaths in Tayside remain a ‘considerable public health concern’ with 53 overdoses in Dundee in 2018
Drug deaths in Tayside are continuing to rise, according to a new report by NHS Tayside.
NHS objects to bid for shop to sell alcohol out of proposed shop at Dundee train station
Health bosses have objected to a bid by a convenience store to sell alcohol out of its proposed shop at Dundee train station.
Two NHS Tayside services win top UNICEF awards at Dundee event
Two NHS Tayside services have scooped UNICEF awards.
Missed mental health treatement targets for Tayside kids ‘is a crisis’ says MSP
Mental health services for kids and young adults in Tayside and beyond have been criticised over their failure to see children within target times.
NHS Tayside agrees to increase salaries for healthcare assistants
Scores of NHS Tayside workers could be in line for a four-figure pay rise after the health board agreed to raise salaries of some of its lowest paid staff.
Disused Montrose Royal Infirmary put up for sale
A Tayside hospital which closed last year is now up for sale – with the future of the site still to be decided.