Tayside Children's Hospital is a children's facility which is attached to
Ninewells Hospital
Ninewells Hospital is a large teaching hospital, based on the western edge of Dundee, Scotland
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in
Dundee,
Scotland
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. It delivers services to children who live in Dundee, Angus, Perth and Kinross and north east Fife and is managed by
NHS Tayside
NHS Tayside is an NHS board which forms one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. It provides healthcare services in Angus, the City of Dundee and Perth and Kinross. NHS Tayside is headquartered at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee; one of the la ...
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History
The idea of a children's hospital in Dundee had been considered since 1995. Approval for the facility to be built was given in 1999 and the development proceeded in two stages: the first phase involved a series of laboratories and second phase included family friendly accommodation for parents. The new facility was formally opened by television celebrity
Fred MacAulay
Frederick MacAulay (born 29 December 1956) is a Scottish comedian. For 18 years, until March 2015, he presented a daily BBC Scotland radio programme '' MacAulay and Co''. He has appeared on numerous TV shows.
Background
Born in Perth, MacAula ...
on 7 June 2006.
Services
In the facility is a 40-bed children's medical ward which includes a six-bed High Dependency Unit and the Paediatric Assessment Unit. An outdoor play area and a large indoor play centre is run by staff. Close to the children's wards is the
Ronald McDonald suites for parents to reside in while their child is in hospital.
Tayside Children's Hospital also extends beyond the Ninewells site with the Children's Ambulatory Care Unit located at
Perth Royal Infirmary
Perth Royal Infirmary is a district hospital in Perth. The Royal Infirmary serves a population of around 182,000 across the City of Perth and the wider Perth and Kinross area. It is managed by NHS Tayside.
History
Perth Royal infirmary has it ...
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References
External links
NHS Tayside
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Hospital buildings completed in 2006
Hospitals in Dundee
Children's hospitals in the United Kingdom
NHS Scotland hospitals
Teaching hospitals in Scotland
Hospitals established in 2006
2006 establishments in Scotland
Childhood in Scotland