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NHS Tayside
Bòrd SSN Taobh Tatha
TypeNHS board
Established2006 (2006)
HeadquartersDundee
Region served
Population388,780
HospitalsList
Websitewww.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Tayside (Template:Lang-gla) is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. It provides healthcare services in the Angus, City of Dundee and Perth and Kinross areas. NHS Tayside is headquartered at King's Cross Hospital, a former fever hospital located in Clepington Road, Dundee.[1][2] It currently has one of the largest hospitals in the world and also one of the largest teaching hospitals in the world (Ninewell Hospital, Dundee).

It has 3 Community Health Partnerships (CHPs): Angus, Dundee and Perth.[3]

History

NHS Tayside was originally formed as Tayside Health Board in April 1974.[4] It replaced the Eastern Regional Hospital Board, that had been created in July, as having the responsibility for managing hospital provision in Dundee, Angus and Perth and Kinross.[5][6]

As of 2016 it is responsible for the governance of 22 hospitals, both major and community, and over 75 GP surgeries and other health centres. These employ over 30,000 staff.[4]

Archives

The archives of NHS Tayside and its predecessors are held by Archive Services, University of Dundee. The archives include many records relating to many of the former and current hospitals located in the Tayside area.[7][8] They also include records of defunct hospitals including Dundee Royal Infirmary, Maryfield Hospital and Murthly Hospital.[9]

Hospitals

Angus

City of Dundee

Perth and Kinross

Within Perth

Outwith Perth

References

  1. ^ "King's Cross Hospital". Unlocking the Medicine Chest. ARMMS, University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Archive Services Online Catalogue THB 22 King's Cross Hospital". University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Community Health Partnerships". NHS Tayside. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "About Us". NHS Tayside. HHS Tayside. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  5. ^ "THB 18 Eastern Regional Hospital Board". Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  6. ^ "THB 19 Tayside Health Board". Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  7. ^ "University of Dundee Archives Services Online Catalogue". University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  8. ^ "University of Dundee Archives Services the Collections". University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Collection Summaries". Unlocking the Medicine Chest. University of Dundee. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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