NHS Fife
| NHS Fife | |
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| Bòrd SSN Fìobha | |
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| Created | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Kirkcaldy |
| Region served | Fife |
| Area size | 1,325 square kilometres |
| Population | 358,900 |
| Type | NHS board |
| Hospitals | List |
| Chair | Allan Burns[1] |
| Chief Exec | Paul Hawkins[2] |
| Website |
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NHS Fife (Scottish Gaelic: Bòrd SSN Fìobha) is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. It provides healthcare services in the Fife area. NHS Fife is headquartered in Hayfield House, Kirkcaldy.
Hospitals
Fife
- Adamson Hospital, Cupar
- Cameron Hospital, Windygates
- Glenrothes hospital, Glenrothes
- Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline
- Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline
- Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital, Buckhaven
- St Andrews Community Hospital, St Andrews
- Stratheden Hospital, Springfield (Cupar)
- Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
- Whytemans Brae Hospital, Kirkcaldy
The board faces an overspend of up to £3.5 million for 2014/5. Financial pressures included the cost of medical locums and bank nurses to fill long-term vacancies in acute services and the impact of new drugs to treat Hepatitis C and Anti-TNF drugs for rheumatology.[3]
External links
References
- ↑ "About NHS Fife". nhsfife.org. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "Appointment of Paul Hawkins as NHS Fife Chief Executive". nhsfife.org (Press release). 6 March 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "NHS Fife books end year in red". Fife Today. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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