Whyteman's Brae Hospital

Hospital in Fife, Scotland
56°07′41″N 3°09′37″W / 56.1281°N 3.1602°W / 56.1281; -3.1602OrganisationCare systemNHS ScotlandTypeSpecialistServicesSpecialityPsychiatry and elderly patientsHistoryOpened1983LinksListsHospitals in Scotland

Whyteman's Brae Hospital is a health facility in Whyteman's Brae, Kirkcaldy, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Fife.

History

The facility, which provides psychiatry and services for elderly patients, was completed in 1983.[1] A serious outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting, in which three people died, occurred at the hospital in October 2002.[2] In 2018 the hospital started to make the hospital safer by removing sink pipes, door closers and shower taps.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Whyteman's Brae Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Three die after sickness outbreaks". BBC. 15 October 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ "NHS Fife ordered to make mental health wards ligature safe after suicide". The Courier. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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