Table 3: Deaths for which Clostridium difficile was recorded as the underlying cause of death Scotland, 2000- 2013 Year Place of death 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Ayrshire and Arran hospitals 2 7 8 3 11 3 5 16 19 11 9 5 2 5 Ayr Hospital - - - - 1 2 1 4 7 3 4 1 2 5 Ayrshire Central Hospital - 1 - - - - 1 3 1 - 1 1 - - Biggart Hospital - 2 1 - 1 - - - 1 3 1 - - - Community Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - Crosshouse Hospital 1 4 7 2 8 1 3 9 8 3 1 3 - - Holmhead Hospital 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - War Memorial Hospital - - - 1 - - - - 1 1 1 - - - Borders hospitals 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 8 5 0 2 2 2 Borders General Hospital 1 - 1 - - - 3 2 8 5 - 2 2 2 Kelso Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Dumfries and Galloway hospitals 0 4 1 2 1 8 6 11 9 3 0 1 0 1 Annan Hospital - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Cottage Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary - 4 1 1 1 7 5 9 4 1 - 1 - 1 Galloway Community Hospital - - - - - - - - 3 1 - - - - Lochmaben Hospital - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Moffat Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Newton Stewart Hospital - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - Thomas Hope Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - Fife hospitals 1 4 2 4 14 13 10 15 20 7 6 2 4 2 Camerone Hospital 1 - 1 - - - - 1 3 - 1 - - - Glenrothes Hospital - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - - Lynebank Hospital - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - Memorial Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Queen Margaret Hospital - 2 1 2 10 11 5 8 9 4 4 1 1 - Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - St Andrews Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - Victoria Hospital - - - 1 1 2 5 2 8 3 - 1 3 2 Whyteman's Brae Hospital - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Forth Valley hospitals 5 2 3 0 3 7 8 13 18 8 2 4 2 1 Bannockburn Hospital - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - County Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary - 2 - - 2 1 6 3 10 1 1 - - 1 Forth Valley Royal Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - Stirling Royal Infirmary 5 - 3 - 1 5 2 9 8 6 1 2 - - Grampian hospitals 1 1 3 6 7 6 9 9 32 19 7 2 1 1 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 1 - 3 4 2 2 4 2 13 9 3 1 1 1 Aboyne Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Chalmers Hospital - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - Cottage Hospital - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - Doctor Gray's Hospital - - - 1 - - 2 - 1 3 1 - - - Fleming Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Fraserburgh Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Glen O'Dee Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - Jubilee Hospital - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - Kincardine Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - Leanchoil Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Peterhead Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - War Memorial Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Woodend Hospital - 1 - 1 4 4 3 3 12 5 1 1 - - © Crown Copyright 2014 Table 3 (continued) Greater Glasgow and Clyde hospitals 10 15 20 18 24 23 36 59 58 33 18 20 15 9 Blawarthill Hospital - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - Cowglen Hospital 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Drumchapel Hospital 1 - 1 2 - - - 2 2 - - 1 - - Dykebar Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Gartnavel General Hospital 1 - 2 2 1 1 3 10 7 5 1 4 - - Glasgow Royal Infirmary 2 1 1 2 2 5 3 8 7 6 1 4 4 2 Inverclyde Royal Hospital - 2 - 1 3 1 4 3 3 1 2 1 1 - Lightburn Hospital 1 1 - 1 1 2 - 1 4 2 - - 1 - Mearnskirk House - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Ravenscraig Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Royal Alexandra Hospital - 3 3 2 2 2 6 8 2 3 - 2 1 1 Royal Hospital for Sick Children 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Southern General Hospital - - 1 2 2 4 2 5 3 1 3 2 2 1 Stobhill Hospital 1 4 6 4 5 - 6 5 6 5 6 - - - Vale of Leven Hospital - 1 2 - 1 - 1 1 10 1 1 1 - - Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow - 1 1 - 5 5 6 5 6 1 1 2 4 1 Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, Geriatric Unit 1 1 - - 1 2 2 5 2 2 1 - - - Western Infirmary 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 6 2 3 2 4 Western Infirmary, Beatson Oncology Centre - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Highland hospitals 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 9 3 6 0 2 1 0 Caithness General Hospital - - - - - - - 1 1 3 - - - - County Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Dunoon General Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - Lorn & Islands District Hospital - - - - - - - 1 1 - - 1 - - Raigmore Hospital - - 1 1 1 - 2 6 1 2 - 1 1 - Lanarkshire hospitals 9 4 9 7 7 10 26 20 20 11 7 6 5 11 Coathill Hospital - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - Hairmyres Hospital 1 1 3 2 2 5 12 10 9 2 2 1 3 1 Law Hospital 4 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - Monklands General Hospital 3 1 1 1 3 3 6 5 5 1 - - 2 3 Roadmeetings Hospital - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Stonehouse Hospital - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Strathclyde Hospital 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Udston Hospital - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - Wester Moffat Hospital - - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - Wishaw General Hospital - - 5 2 1 1 5 4 5 8 5 5 - 7 Lothian hospitals 8 10 11 22 21 21 40 38 22 7 8 14 10 13 Astley Ainslie Hospital - - - 1 2 - 2 2 1 - - 1 - - Bangour Village Hospital 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Corstorphine Hospital - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Edenhall Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Ellen's Glen House - - 1 - - - 1 1 - - - - - - Findlay House - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Liberton Hospital 1 2 3 4 4 9 11 8 5 - - - 1 1 New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - - - 4 7 3 11 7 3 3 1 8 3 6 Roodlands General Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 3 3 4 3 - - - - - - - - - - Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh 2 1 2 5 1 4 5 6 2 1 - - - - St John's Hospital 1 - - 2 - 2 1 4 5 1 1 3 2 1 Tippethill House - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Western General Hospital - 4 1 3 7 3 7 8 5 2 5 2 4 5 Orkney hospitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Balfour Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - Shetland hospitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gilbert Bain Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - © Crown Copyright 2014 Table 3 (continued) Tayside hospitals 0 6 6 6 4 6 11 13 20 14 5 3 6 1 Arbroath Infirmary - 1 - - - - 1 2 1 - - - - - Ashludie Hospital - - 1 2 - - - - 1 - - - - - Blairgowrie Cottage Hospital - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - Forfar Infirmary - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - Irvine Memorial Hospital - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Montrose Royal Infirmary - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Ninewells Hospital - 2 2 1 1 4 9 7 13 11 2 3 5 - Perth Royal Infirmary - 2 1 1 1 - - 2 3 2 3 - 1 1 Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee - 1 - - 2 1 1 2 1 - - - - Stracathro Hospital - - 2 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Western Isles hospitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Uist And Barra Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Western Isles Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 Hospital deaths total 37 53 65 69 93 97 156 208 231 125 62 61 48 47 Deaths outwith hospitals 1 4 5 4 5 5 8 12 17 14 3 9 12 12 Total 38 57 70 73 98 102 164 220 248 139 65 70 60 59 © Crown Copyright 2014.