Ninewells Hospital

'Gonnae no?' warning to smokers

BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008

Those ignoring the smoking ban at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee could be told to "Gonnae no do that?"

Medical: On The Rounds

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

PEOPLE KAREN Stephen, a nurse at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, has been named the Scottish Dermatology Nurse of the Year.

• Medical: On The Rounds - News Scotsman

Pounds 43m Vow on Hepatitis

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008

HEALTH minister Shona Robison yesterday pledged pounds 43million to tackle hepatitis C in Scotland. The Dundee MSP announced the three-year funding plan at the city's Ninewells Hospital on the first ever World Hepatitis Day.

Eye Clinic Reopens After Pounds400,000 Revamp

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008

A Revamped Dundee eye clinic will benefit both staff and patients, it was claimed yesterday. The ophthalmology outpatient department at Ninewells Hospital has reopened following an investment of pounds400,000.

More about High Heels

Yourfootcare-- foot care Blog (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008

It would appear that the fashion for high heels is certainly not abating. Medical staff at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee report 20 new cases a month for surgical intervention. Fashion conscious ladies are simply just hobbling their way to future problems and the inevitable foot surgery. High fashion plus the fact that the shoes are [...]

IVF update: forms and needles

View from the Potting Shed (Free subscription) | 02/22/2008

This afternoon Jane and I drove over (drover?) to Dundee to Ninewells Hospital to sign consent forms and give a blood sample for screening (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV) prior to our IVF treatment beginning sometime this year. Seemingly we were supposed to have done this preparatory work a few months ago but with the [...]

Further ward closures due to bug

BBC News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008

Two more wards at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee are closed to new admissions because of norovirus.

Scotland: Cancer Specialist Calls For Smoking Age To Rise To 21

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008

A Dundee cancer specialist is calling for the age at which people can buy cigarettes to be raised to 21. Dr Jayant Vaidya, from Ninewells Hospital and the University of Dundee, believes that after that age far fewer people want to start smoking. In October, selling tobacco to under 18s was made illegal, but Dr Vaidya believes the law should be tougher.

Smoking age 'should rise to 21'

BBC News (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008

A cancer expert at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee is calling for a ban on smoking under the age of 21.

Crocs: The Ugly Duckling to the rescue

foot talk (Free subscription) | 11/14/2007

A study conducted by the University of Dundee has been published to coincide with World Diabetes Day . A hundred patients aged 24 to 89 volunteered to take part in the shoe-size study carried out at a general diabetic clinic at Ninewells Hospital Medical School in Dundee, Scotland. People already attending specialist foot clinics were excluded, as were patients who had problems standing or were wearing...

Hospital rapped over patient care

BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/25/2007

The Scottish Public Sector Ombudsman upholds a complaint against Ninewells Hospital.

Study: Running shoes -- pricier not better

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/12/2007

Researchers in Scotland contend that cheap and moderately priced running shoes are just as good as expensive ones. First author Richard Clinghan and colleagues of the Institute of Motion Analysis and Research of Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, in D...

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Man in court after woman dies

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/18/2007

A MAN is expected to appear in court today after a woman died following an incident at a house in Arbroath. Agnes Raffan, 58, died in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, on Sunday night after officers from Tayside Police were called to a disturbance in Glenisla...

• Man in court after woman dies - Scotsman.com
• Man in court after woman dies - News Scotsman
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Lochee ... and Benvie Road

Cllr Fraser Macpherson (Free subscription) | 09/15/2007

Had a thoroughly enjoyable day in Lochee Ward (despite a bit of rain!!) with our Lochee Ward by-election candidate Chris Hall, Alison McIness MSP, and a great campaign team. Chris, Alison & I are pictured (right) at Ninewells Hospital. An update on my request for an improved road surface in Benvie Road - update from the City Council : "We are still continuing to investigate this. A company that carries...