Glenrothes Hospital

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Glenrothes Hospital
NHS Fife
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Shown in Fife
Geography
LocationLodge Rise, Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland
Coordinates 56°12′18″N3°10′57″W / 56.2051°N 3.1825°W / 56.2051; -3.1825
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type General
History
Opened1981
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Glenrothes Hospital is a health facility in Lodge Rise, Glenrothes, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Fife.

History

The facility was built in the early 1980s and officially opened in October 1981. [1] It provides around 60 beds for inpatients and 20 beds within its day hospital facilities. [1] In spring 2018 the hospital was unable to provide out-of-hours services because of staff shortages; [2] this was still an issue in 2019. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Glenrothes Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. "Night-time GP services to be cut in Fife". 4 April 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. "Out-of-hours General Practitioner Services (Glenrothes Hospital)". Scottish Parliament. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. "Staff shortages means no Queen Margaret and Glenrothes". Central Fife Times. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.