Tag: nhs tayside

Whooping cough numbers rise across Scotland

Guest - September 21, 2012

MEDICS are struggling with a 2000% increase in whooping cough cases. NHS Tayside has confirmed that almost 250 cases were reported between January and July...

NHS staff furious over £60k snack pilfering claim

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - August 7, 2012

NHS staff are facing claims they pilfered snacks worth up to £60,000 from a hospital canteen. Suspicious managers noticed a large amount of food and...

Ninewells doctor’s consultation was “sexually motivated”

Scottish News

Guest - May 24, 2012

A DOCTOR who allegedly carried out a "sexually motivated" examination groped a patient's leg and ran her leg against his crotch, a hearing has...

Gran fears for life as cancer op cancelled four times

Scottish News

Guest - January 10, 2012

By Jill Geoghegan A SCOTTISH grandmother has had a life-saving operation cancelled four times because of a lack of beds in intensive care. Helen O’Connor (41)...

Half a million spent on films by health boards

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - September 4, 2011

By Kirsty Topping HEALTH chiefs have spent nearly half a million pounds on star-studded films, official figures have revealed. And shockingly some of the movies last...