Photo of discussion at The Friends of Kirkcaldy Hospitals meeting

The Friends’ Services

Founding of NHS 1948 Press Cutting
Photo of Clinical Equipment
  • R-Test Evolution 4 (ECG monitoring) for Ward 41 (Stroke unit)
  • Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) measuring device – a non-invasive method of assessing peripheral arterial perfusion in the lower limbs
Photo of staff training at Kirkcaldy Hospitals
  • Gert Simulation Suit which creates an effect very similar to the impairments of the sensomotoric skills in old age, giving staff a better understanding of the behaviour of an elderly person for the Intermediate Care Team  at Whytemans Brae Hospital
  • Attendance at courses.
Hospital Ward Facilities
  • An appropriate window in the mortuary relatives’ room
  • Upgrading of the mortuary trolleys
  • Parental finger print access to the Neonatal Unit
  • Additional funding for the Maternity Bereavement Suite to avoid distress to bereaved parents who previously shared facilities with with parents experiencing a positive pregnancy outcome
  • A television for the Physiotherapy Department
  • Dining-room modernisation
  • Re-siting stained glass window, Bereavement Centre
  • Reclining chairs
Photo of The Sanctuary, a patient amenity at Kirkcaldy Hospitals
  • The Sanctuary
  • Vintage Day Room (Cosy Neuk) for Ward 15
  • Furniture for Ward 52, Breaking Bad News Room
  • Wall Mosaic by Fife College Students for Adult Area Phase 3
  • Donation to Victoria Radio Station.
  • Improvements to the environment for dementia patients in Wards 31 & 33
  • Improvements to waiting areas in the Ambulatory Care Directorate
  • Seating for A&E reception & waiting areas
  • Furnishing of Mother & Baby Rooms
  • Mural for the Neurophysiology Department