Ninewells Hospital

Ninewells Hospital
Ninewells Hospital
NHS Tayside
	Shown in Dundee
Geography
Location	Dundee, Scotland
Coordinates	56°27′50.03″N 3°2′16.35″W / 56.4638972°N 3.0378750°W
Organisation
Care system	NHS Scotland
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	University of Dundee; Abertay University; Robert Gordon University;
Services
Emergency department	Yes – Major Trauma Centre
Beds	862
History
Opened	23 October 1974
Links
Website	Official website
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

Ninewells Hospital is a large teaching hospital, based on the western edge of Dundee, Scotland. It is internationally renowned for introducing laparoscopic surgery to the UK as well as being a leading centre in developing fields such as the management of cancer, medical genetics and robotic surgery. Within the UK, it is also a major NHS facility for psychosurgery.^[1] The medical school was ranked first in the UK in 2009.^[2] The hospital has nursing and research links with the University of Dundee and is managed by NHS Tayside.

^ Christmas, David; Morrison, Colin; Eljamel, Muftah S.; Matthews, Keith (May 2004). "Neurosurgery for mental disorder". Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. 10 (3): 189–199. doi:10.1192/apt.10.3.189.
^ "Ninewells Medical School tops UK rankings". The Guardian. 30 August 2009.