Earlier today, Cowdenbeath based Wrightline Roadmarkings Ltd painted an amazing thank you message – complete with rainbow – at the main entrance to the Victoria Hospital. Wrightline wanted to channel their expertise to create a lasting legacy of thanks at the Victoria Hospital🌈
A huge thank you to Bay Travel for helping staff last night. The impact of last night's flooding and the damage it done has been widely documented, leaving many on the night-shift with no way to get home. However, Bay Travel helped ensure no one was left stranded. 🌈👍
💬”Tonight I took this photo, shining right out of the hospital. Amazing for us all in these dark hard times “
Sent in by one of our amazing nurses, Kim, what an amazing image 🌈
Thanks to the 'anonymous donor' who left this piece of art for our vaccination team at the Rothes Halls before they arrived to start their shift. Brought a smile to their faces 💙
We've completed the first round COVID-19 vaccinations in local care homes with more than 12,000 jabs across the Kingdom.
Vaccinations have now been carried out in all 76 of Fife’s care homes as the efforts to protect our most vulnerable gather pace.
We have been inundated with Fifers offering their 4x4s to get our staff to/from hospitals. We have been able to secure vehicles from our colleagues in the emergency services and others. We really appreciate the offers made by so many kind-hearted Fifers.
WE STAY HERE FOR YOU ❤ PLEASE STAY HOME FOR US!
Please only visit people in hospital if it is essential.
Those in our care are often the most vulnerable to infection so think carefully before visiting loved ones.
If you have any flu-like symptoms, PLEASE STAY AT HOME.
Working in the NHS you often witness some very special moments.
Today was one of those moments.
We were given the great privilege of witnessing the wedding of George and Janet Brown in the Victoria Hospice ❤️
#loveyournhsfife
Last night on Facebook we shared an update from the daughter of Brian Herd, who spent 21 days on a ventilator at the Vic, and was the first COVID-19 patient in Fife to be discharged following intubation. We were delighted to learn that Brian continues his recovery at home.🌈1/2
Senior Nurse, Marie Paterson, has become the first person in Fife to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Marie was vaccinated today by colleague, Candice Ross, at the Victoria Hospital. Both nurses will play an important role in the rollout of the vaccination programme in Fife.
📽️27 triplets returned to their birth place this afternoon as part of a retirement surprise for the man who helped deliver them.
Their visit to the Maternity Unit was kept secret from Dr Graham Tydeman as colleagues and friends gathered at a lunch to celebrate his career. ❤️
We're 'lighting up the Vic' to remember all of those who have sadly died during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NHS Fife is joining others across the country in lighting up well-known landmarks in blue, on what is the 72nd anniversary of our NHS.🌈
Thanks to Joe and Lucy Cardle for their ongoing support for our Children's Ward. The couple's daughter, Lyla-Jo, was cared for by our team at the Victoria Hospital and they have made numerous donations. Earlier today, Lucy and Jo handed in some toys for our treasure chest.
💬"I was up within an hour of the op and walking about"
We've become the first Scottish health board to perform a day-case hip replacement.
It was Kennoway man Michael Sullivan's second hip replacement and he says the difference in the recovery experience was night and day.🏥
VIDEO: A local donor has gifted an incredible £500k to support patients and healthcare staff in the efforts to tackle coronavirus in the Kingdom.
Find out more here:-
Congratulations to our microbiology team! 🎉🍾
They've won an Advancing Healthcare Award for their rapid flu test system - which has reduced the time it takes to confirm flu in hospital from 24 hours to just 30 mins! Well done guys!
#loveyournshfife
Thank you once again for turning out in your numbers this evening and showing your support for our staff. The backing you have shown us over the last few weeks has been incredible. 1
A&E doesn’t stand for anything and everything. There are other places you should go if your condition isn’t very serious or life threatening. Help us to help you – without the wait
#loveyournhsfife
Hugely grateful to
@SpecialistVW
in Kirkcaldy for their amazing support.
15 hire cars were arranged for 28 staff after car park flooding wrote off a number of vehicles.
Another example of Fife businesses pulling together to support us through challenging times ⭐️
Consultant cardiologist, Dr Mark Francis, has retired after more than 27 years working in NHS Fife. Colleagues and friends gathered to mark his retirement yesterday at an event in our Education Centre.💙
We can't thank you enough 😍
From those who came to work in treacherous conditions, to the kind-hearted souls who gave time and vehicles to help staff to and from work - we salute you 🎖️
The strength of our NHS is it's people and last week reaffirmed we work with the best 👏
We’re delighted to announce that second dose COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered to residents & staff at all 76 Fife care homes.
Care homes were amongst the first to receive the vaccine in December, due to the vulnerability of residents.
Our staff are doing an amazing job in the face of uniquely challenging circumstances. That's why we would encourage everyone to join this evening's moment of national applause at 8PM, acknowledging their dedication to keeping us safe in the fight against Covid-19. ♥️
Happy Easter from everyone at NHS Fife!
Thank you to everyone who kindly donated Easter eggs to our staff and patients over the last few days. - including the local branches of B&M and Marks and Spencer. 👍
Linda Cunningham retired today after 45 years' service for NHS Fife. Linda's career started in Victoria hospital CCU as ward sister and latterly with planned care as co-ordinator. Linda will be missed by all her colleagues but will now have time to spend with her family.
The team at Cowdenbeath Medical Practice have been in touch to ask us to say thank you to whoever has constructed the mystery snow bear in the garden grounds. It has brought a smile to their faces!💙
LEGEND ALERT: HUGE thanks to those who gave up free time to help in hospitals or community this weekend when we were under pressure, you ensured patients continued to receive excellent care when they needed it! You guys are rockstars! Here's a 📸 we grabbed!
#loveyournhsfife
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Charge Nurse, Deborah McCallum, was redeployed to Ward 53 at the Vic to join the frontline fight against COVID-19. As we started to remobilise, Deborah returned to her role in plastics. Before she left, she wrote a poem for her colleagues, which was given as a gift.🌈
The team in our Intensive Care Unit at the Victoria Hospital have been recognised for their InS:PIRE programme with an award for ‘Success and Good Practice’ at a recent civic reception hosted by Fife’s Provost, Councillor Jim Leishman.
Fife”s first Christmas Day Baby 🎄
Alexandru Junior Archie Bereczki was born @ 0158am this morning, weighing in at 4190g, 9Ib 3oz. Pictured with his proud parents Elizabeth & Alex Bereczki from Kirkcaldy.
Huge thanks to our wonderful midwifery team working this Christmas
Thanks to everyone involved in setting up our Covid-19 Ward at Cameron Hospital. 30 beds were delivered, offloaded and assembled in the reassigned Letham Ward in a 5 hour process bringing together porters, estates, delivery drivers, and the loan of a forklift truck from Diageo.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Joy Tomlinson as our new Director of Public Health.
Joy will join NHS Fife in June from NHS Ayrshire and Arran, where she is currently Interim Director of Public Health (Joint).
We've now administered over 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines!
That's almost 1 in 3 eligible Fifers receiving their first dose!
Thanks to everyone involved in achieving this major milestone!💙
🚗The AA is providing free breakdown cover for NHS workers. It's giving all NHS workers access when travelling to and from work during the coronavirus outbreak.
There is a dedicated NHS number (0800 072 5064) if you breakdown.
We welcomed Fife's most recognised bunnet on to our Children's Ward this afternoon... 🧢
The much-loved mascot went down a storm as he joined players and staff from
@officialdafc
to give out presents to youngsters.
#loveyournhsfife
She said yes!💍 What a morning in Maternity!
Huge congratulations to Gary Montignani and Louise Scott who got engaged in our Ante Natal Clinic.
Gary popped the question at the couples' 12-week scan to the delight of not only Louise, but also everyone else on the ward!❤️👰🤵
Another wonderful show of appreciation tonight! You cannot underestimate the difference it makes to our morale!
Whether it's the Thursday applause, deliveries to our hospitals, or displaying a rainbow in your window, we thank you for your support.
We've set up a new hub to distribute PPE to healthcare sites across Fife. The scale of this operation is unprecedented, particularly within such timescales, and was made possible by the hard work and diligence of the staff involved.
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The children of the friends and families of staff on Ward 53 have used their artistic skills to create a Rainbow Wall.
Ward 53 has been reconfigured as part of the new 'red zone' at the Victoria Hospital. The Rainbow Wall promotes hope and positivity.
This afternoon the Scottish Government announced two people in Fife have tested positive for Covid-19. We would like to reassure you that well-rehearsed procedures are in place to deal with coronavirus, and that we have been preparing for positive cases for a number of weeks.
🎅🌲A wonderful Christmas gift for Debbie and Colin, welcoming a beautiful baby boy at 00.55 this morning, 25th December 2020🎅🌲
⚖Weighing in at 7lb 5oz (3320kg) ⚖
Congratulations on your beautiful festive arrival. ❤
Thanks to Johan Eriksson, Shane Owen and Jonas Emmerdahl of the
@fifeflyers
for popping in to visit youngsters, parents, and staff on our children's ward. 💙💛
Congratulations to Jennifer and Dean Carr who are the proud parents of Fife's first New Year baby of 2023🥳
The family from Kennoway welcomed baby Harper Elizabeth Carr at 12:21am this morning weighing 7lbs 15oz.
Thanks to the staff working across our services this New Year.
💬"What could be more beautiful than bringing new life into the world?"
Let's take a moment to appreciate our amazing midwifery team on International Day of the Midwife
#IDM2020
To celebrate Dementia Awareness Week, Ward 32 is delighted to be opening their new 1960's themed Bus Stop Café.
This project was made possible by
@FifeHealth
and allowed the ward to work with Karen Masters, who is a Curator of Therapeutic Design.
A new bereavement suite has opened in our maternity unit, providing a private place where parents can spend precious time with their child and receive support to help them come to terms with their loss. It was made possible by the fundraising efforts Fife
@SandsUK
..
📝Scott Garden has been appointed Director of Pharmacy & Medicines.
Pharmacy is an important part of the healthcare family and as Director of Pharmacy & Medicines, Mr Garden will be responsible for leading, directing and managing the pharmacy service.
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Benjamin Hannan has been appointed as NHS Fife’s new Director of Pharmacy & Medicines. Ben will take over from Scott Garden who will be leaving NHS Fife in Mid-February to take up a new post with NHS Lothian
Say hello to our newest four-legged volunteer, Noah 🐕
He's joined the team on Ward 31 at the Vic as a Therapet, who will visit staff and patients on a Thursday morning with his owner, Martin.
NHS Fife is to suspend all visiting at its hospital sites.
To limit the spread of Covid-19, protect our most vulnerable patients, and ensure the safety of our staff, visiting will be suspended indefinitely from Tuesday the 24th of March at midnight.
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Well last night was emotional.
Thanks to everyone who took a moment in their evening to celebrate our amazing healthcare staff. The feedback from the teams has been fantastic and we've really appreciated all your photos and videos of support.
#clapfornhs
Our Community Staff Nurse, Lauren Wallace, would like to thank the farmer who kindly gave her a lift in his pick up - up a snowy farm track - in order to carry out a patient visit, as the snow was so deep.
Small act. Big difference💙
Two Fife nurses have been awarded the title of Queen’s Nurse.
@LeanneHPatrick
and
@kerys_russell
were selected to take part in the prestigious development programme run by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS).
Janette Owens has been appointed NHS Fife's new Director of Nursing.
Janette has more than 35 years' experience in variety of roles across NHS Scotland and joined NHS Fife in 2002 as Deputy Director of Nursing in Acute Services.
We are saddened to hear of the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore.
His incredible fundraising efforts during the first lockdown benefitted both patients and staff in Fife through the Fife Health Charities involvement with NHS Charities Together.
We were delighted to welcome players from
@FifeFlyers
and staff from Kirkcaldy
@sainsburys
to our Children's Ward yesterday. They met with patients, staff and families to hand out Christmas presents and pose for photographs. 🏒
Thanks folks - you brought a lot of smiles!
Happy Birthday NHS! 🎂⭐
70 years young today! We'll be out and about this morning with our
#nhsscot70
selfie frames - so if you see us get involved and we'll share your photos!
#loveyournhsfife
We are proud to bring you our new Christmas video! Find out if our staff really do have the NHX-Factor! Thanks to all of our performers and to
@fifecollege
for the use of their facilities. Merry Christmas from all at NHS Fife! Watch it here:
🎙️"It's the weekend - but the rules stay the same. Stay at home to save lives."
National Clinical Director, Jason Leitch, is encouraging us to keep up the good work over the weekend.
Thanks to Joe Cardle, Lucy Patterson, the Walker family, and everyone involved in the Joe Cardle Football Academy's amazing Easter egg donation to our Children's Ward.💙
A huge thanks to Joe, Lucy-Anne, Lyla Jo, Josie-Anne and the Joe Cardle Academy for their latest donation to our Children's Ward. Our staff were overwhelmed by this amazing donation and were very emotional when they came in to present what they had bought.💙
NHS Fife’s operating theatres have become the first in Scotland to become officially accredited by the Association of Perioperative Practice for the quality of the surgical services they offer.
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Big-hearted Porter at the Victoria Hospital, Daniel Glass, has raised over £500 for the Intensive Care Unit Endowment Fund.
Daniel and his colleagues have been working throughout this pandemic and he decided to brave the shave to raise funds and lift spirits. 🌈
𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 - 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗹 - 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
We've received reports that our nurses, particularly those working in the community, have been on the receiving end of abuse in the line of duty
3 yr old Ella from Dunfermline got a special treat when she visited our Paediatric Ambulatory Care Unit earlier. The Frozen super-fan attended her appointment dressed as Elsa + was delighted to be greeted by nurse specialist, Angela Cruickshank, dressed as Anna
#whatmatterstoyou
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman MSP, has announced the reappointment of the Rt Hon Tricia Marwick as Chair of Fife NHS Board.
This reappointment will be for two years, running from 1st January 2021 until 31st December 2022.
💬 "He is caring, he listens, he always puts his patients first"
One of our most loved consultants, Colin Selby, is to retire.
Following 37 years of service - 23 with NHS Fife - the Consultant Respiratory Physician finally hangs up his stethoscope for the final time next week.
Our teams are working hard to deliver the flu vaccine, Covid vaccine and booster. Sadly some of them have been subjected to verbal abuse or aggression which will not be tolerated. Please treat them respectfully.
My bed for tonight. Staying at the hospital due to the weather and also as myself and countless others are staying late and sleeping here to ensure a safe service for our patients tonight and tomorrow no matter what the weather! It's the people that make our nhs great!!
@nhsfife
Buckingham Palace has confirmed the death of Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth the Second.
NHS Fife offers its condolences to the Royal Family at this sad time.
Say hello to the latest intake of student midwives in Fife 👋
They will be undertaking training across the Kingdom for the next month as part of their first placements.
The students will then spend the next three years training in various roles throughout Fife
#loveyournhsfife
A new unit at the Victoria Hospital has become one of first centres in the UK to offer ground-breaking new treatments to high-risk patients in the early stages of Covid infection.
Earlier today,
@jasonleitch
visited staff at the Queen Margaret and Victoria Hospitals to thank them for their ongoing efforts caring for patients in Fife. For more information, and to see a gallery of photographs, visit:
VIDEO: Blood Bikes Scotland provides a free transportation service for Health Boards in Scotland including NHS Fife.
Fife Health Board Endowment Fund has awarded £5k to
@bloodbikesBBS
for their support during the covid-19 pandemic.
Find out more here:
A busy morning as we welcome our latest Junior Doctors 👨⚕️👩⚕️
Over 100 new arrivals made their way to KDY for induction.
In total, around 160 trainee doctors will begin a new grade today from FY1 (brand new) to ST7 (soon to be Consultant).
Welcome on board folks! 👍❤️
Ahead of the first patients coming through the doors of our new National Treatment Centre - Fife Orthopaedics this week, the facility hosted a unique gathering of orthopaedic consultants - past and present - who have worked in Fife.
💬"The biggest donation I've received."
Thanks to family & friends of Joyce Greig who raised £11,000 to improve the patient experience on Ward 51. Amongst the purchases were two VR headsets enabling patients- often cared for palliatively -to travel the world without leaving bed.
It's been a very Scottish send off for Dr Schwanny at Queen Margaret Hospital.
Dr Schwanny has been working as Anaesthetist in Fife for the last three years but leaves us to return home to Iraq. The theatres team presented him with a series of gifts to celebrate his time in Fife
After hearing 6 year old Jessica Gardner from Kirkcaldy had some questions about coronavirus, our Director of Public Health, Dona Milne, arranged to have a chat with her on Zoom and see if she could help.
In this clip, Jessica asks "Are we allowed to go guising?"
Yesterday evening, as part of our activities to mark the anniversary of the first lockdown, we lit up our buildings to celebrate our staff.
Here are a couple of photos of the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. 💙
Staff from our Emergency Department at the Victoria Hospital have taken part in triathlon sporting challenges to raise money for Support in Mind, Scotland. Their amazing efforts raised over £7000 for the charity in memory of colleague, Alistair Dewar.💙
🗣️"The children loved moving around and getting involved with bandaging, observations, getting ready for theatre."
36 youngsters made the journey to the Vic today to dress up in modern nursing uniform and learn more about the modern nurse, midwife and AHP.
We've had a furry little visitor on our Children's Ward...🐕
The fantastically named Jilli Mowat popped in for a wander round our young patients - she even had her own wee pass made up so she could get through security!
#loveyournhsfife
🎬VIDEO: More than 30 graduates from medical schools across the UK have joined Fife’s medical workforce this week, after graduating 10 weeks early to support the response to coronavirus in the Kingdom.
Find our more here:-
Porters are often the unsung heroes in the NHS, but the work they do is invaluable. This letter we received from a grateful patient shines a light on the positive impact they have on care, and the difference they make to improving the patient experience 👌
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