Whyteman's Brae Hospital
NHS Fife
Whyteman's Brae Hospital
Whyteman's Brae Hospital is located in Fife
Whyteman's Brae Hospital
Shown in Fife
Geography
LocationWhyteman's Brae, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Coordinates56°07′41″N 3°09′37″W / 56.1281°N 3.1602°W / 56.1281; -3.1602
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityPsychiatry and elderly patients
History
Opened1983
Links
ListsHospitals 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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