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Ninewells Hospital is a large teaching hospital, based on the western edge of Dundee, Scotland. It is internationally renowned for introducing laparoscopic surgery to the UK as well as being a leading centre in developing fields such as the management of cancer , medical genetics and robotic surgery .
NHS Tayside was originally formed as Tayside Health Board in April 1974. [4] It replaced the Eastern Regional Hospital Board, which itself had been created in July 1948 as a result of the creation of the National Health Service, as having the responsibility for managing hospital provision in Dundee, Angus and Perth and Kinross (the Eastern Regional Hospital Board had also had some ...
The centre, which was built at a cost of £10 million as an adult acute in-patient care centre for the Dundee area, opened in July 2001. [3] [4] [5] It took over some of the functions of Royal Dundee Liff Hospital [6] and originally had 74 beds but this had reduced to 66 beds by March 2014. [4]
Ninewells (Scots: Ninewells) [1] is an area of Dundee, Scotland. It is most well-known for being home to Ninewells Hospital, a major teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Dundee and one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe. In addition to the hospital, the area features residential neighbourhoods, green spaces, and ...
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School. Together with Ninewells Hospital, Perth Royal Infirmary to the west and Stracathro Hospital to the north provide clinical experience and teaching facilities for the university's medical students. [8] A modern clinical simulation area was opened in November 2011. [14] [15] [16]
The concept of establishing a children's hospital in Dundee had been under consideration since 1995. [2] Approval for the construction of the facility was granted in 1999, and the development proceeded in two stages: the initial phase comprised a set of laboratories, while the second phase encompassed the creation of family-friendly accommodation for parents. [3]
The hospital is well linked to St Andrews Bus Station and the town centre by regular public bus services provided by Stagecoach in Fife and Moffat & Williamson. Service no. 64 goes directly to Stratheden Hospital in Cupar, and service no. 99 goes to Leuchars railway station and to Dundee bus station, from where connections to Ninewells Hospital are available.
Kingsway Care Centre was built in 2012, originally as a care home for lease, and has been leased to NHS Tayside since 2013. It has three wards at present: Ward 1 - dementia assessment unit, mixed gender.