Table 7: Deaths for which Clostridium difficile was mentioned on the death certificate (either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributory factor) Scotland 2000 to 2015 Year Place of death 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Ayrshire and Arran hospitals 13 20 13 14 18 13 19 36 63 35 22 12 12 16 10 13 Ayr Hospital 4 2 - - 1 4 4 13 22 9 8 3 6 6 5 3 Ayrshire Central Hospital - 1 - - - 1 3 5 2 2 2 1 - - - - Biggart Hospital - 2 1 2 2 - 1 2 2 5 1 - - - 2 2 Community Hospital - - - - 1 - - - 2 1 1 - 1 - - - Crosshouse Hospital 7 13 12 9 13 7 10 16 31 17 9 8 5 9 3 7 Girvan Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 Holmhead Hospital 1 2 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - Kirklandside Hospital 1 - - 2 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - War Memorial Hospital - - - 1 - - - - 4 1 1 - - - - - Borders hospitals 1 0 1 0 1 4 7 4 17 17 2 3 7 4 7 3 Borders General Hospital 1 - 1 - 1 4 7 3 17 16 2 3 7 4 7 2 Haylodge Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Kelso Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 Dumfries and Galloway hospitals 0 10 1 3 4 23 9 18 19 16 5 5 1 2 4 3 Annan Hospital - 1 - - - 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - Cottage Hospital - - - - 1 2 - 1 2 - - - - - - - Dalrymple Hospital - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary - 9 1 2 3 16 8 15 8 12 4 5 1 2 4 2 Galloway Community Hospital - - - - - - - - 4 1 - - - - - 1 Kirkcudbright Hospital - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - Lochmaben Hospital - - - - - 1 - - 1 2 - - - - - - Moffat Hospital - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - Newton Stewart Hospital - - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - Thomas Hope Hospital - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - - - - - Fife hospitals 5 8 10 17 24 22 38 41 59 20 15 6 13 10 8 14 Adamson Hospital - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - Camerone Hospital 1 - 1 - - - 1 3 5 - 1 - - - - - Glenrothes Hospital - - - - 1 - 1 2 - - - - - - 1 1 Lynebank Hospital - - - 1 2 1 2 - 1 1 - - - - - - Memorial Hospital - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Queen Margaret Hospital 3 5 6 10 17 18 22 21 29 14 11 1 2 3 1 2 Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - St Andrews Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Victoria Hospital 1 - 3 5 3 3 12 11 22 5 2 5 10 7 6 11 Whyteman's Brae Hospital - 1 - 1 - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - Forth Valley hospitals 6 9 7 10 8 14 22 29 59 31 18 8 5 6 10 7 Bannockburn Hospital - 1 - - - 1 1 1 3 1 - - - - - - Bo'ness Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - Bonnybridge Hospital - - - - - - 1 1 2 - 2 - - - - - Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - County Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary - 5 3 4 5 2 11 10 24 8 5 - - 2 - - Forth Valley Royal Hospital - - - - - - - - - - 1 5 4 2 8 7 Kildean Hospital - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - Sauchie Hospital - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - Stirling Royal Infirmary 6 3 4 5 3 10 9 15 30 20 10 3 - 2 2 - Grampian hospitals 5 2 9 10 12 13 17 38 76 56 25 6 5 7 9 11 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 3 - 7 6 2 6 8 16 36 31 16 3 4 4 7 8 Aboyne Hospital - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 1 Chalmers Hospital - - - - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - - - - - Cottage Hospital - - - - - - - 1 2 - - - - - - - Doctor Gray's Hospital - 1 - 2 - 1 2 3 4 8 2 1 1 - - 1 Fleming Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - Fraserburgh Hospital - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - Glen O'Dee Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Inverurie Hospital - - - - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - Jubilee Hospital - - - - 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - Kincardine Community Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - Leanchoil Hospital - - - - 1 - - 2 1 1 - - - 1 - - Peterhead Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - - - - Roxburghe House, Aberdeen - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - - 1 - - Royal Cornhill Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - Seafield Hospital - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 1 Turner Memorial Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - War Memorial Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Woodend Hospital 2 1 2 2 6 5 6 12 24 8 3 1 - - - - @ Crown Copyright 2016 Table 7 (Continued) Greater Glasgow and Clyde hospitals 34 45 46 43 69 78 106 177 182 106 69 54 35 29 38 25 Blawarthill Hospital - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - Cowglen Hospital 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Drumchapel Hospital 1 1 1 2 - - - 8 4 3 1 1 - - - 2 Dykebar Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Gartnavel General Hospital 5 4 4 2 3 4 14 20 23 23 7 8 3 3 4 - Glasgow Royal Infirmary 7 4 3 6 12 14 12 23 15 12 9 15 8 5 8 8 Inverclyde Royal Hospital - 3 1 2 5 4 5 9 16 9 4 5 5 2 1 2 Lightburn Hospital 3 3 2 3 5 6 3 2 6 2 - - 1 - - - Mearnskirk House - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - Ravenscraig Hospital - - - - - - - 2 2 1 - - - - - - Royal Alexandra Hospital 1 6 8 6 9 12 15 19 16 9 5 6 3 7 4 4 Royal Hospital for Sick Children 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Southern General Hospital - - 2 7 5 7 6 27 18 6 14 7 4 5 5 2 Stobhill Hospital 3 12 12 7 8 8 15 16 19 15 15 2 - - - - Vale of Leven Hospital - 1 3 - 2 1 2 4 22 3 2 1 1 - - 1 Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow 7 2 6 1 9 8 15 11 21 9 2 4 6 2 6 2 Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, Geriatric Unit 3 2 1 1 6 5 12 18 2 3 2 - - - 2 1 Western Infirmary 2 7 2 5 4 8 3 13 14 11 7 4 2 5 5 3 Western Infirmary, Beatson Oncology Centre - - - 1 1 1 4 3 2 - - 1 - - 2 - Highland hospitals 0 2 1 4 2 2 4 17 15 14 5 4 4 5 1 6 Belford Hospital - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 Caithness General Hospital - - - - - - - 1 2 5 1 - - - - - County Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Dunbar Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Dunoon General Hospital - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - Lawson Memorial Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - Lorn & Islands District Hospital - - - - - - - 2 3 - - 1 - - - - Mackinnon Memorial Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Mid-Argyll Community Hosp. and Care Centre - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Royal Northern Infirmary - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Raigmore Hospital - 1 1 2 2 2 3 11 7 6 3 3 3 5 - 5 Rothesay Victoria Hospital - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Town and County Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Victoria Infirmary, Helensburgh - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - Lanarkshire hospitals 16 12 22 16 23 28 55 63 71 30 30 15 11 19 12 15 Coathill Hospital 1 - - - - - 4 - 2 - - - - - - - Hairmyres Hospital 3 2 5 4 7 16 24 27 32 9 8 2 4 4 1 5 Kello Hospital - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Lady Home Cottage Hospital - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - Law Hospital 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Monklands General Hospital 6 3 1 3 6 5 15 13 14 3 7 2 7 6 4 4 Roadmeetings Hospital - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - Stonehouse Hospital - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - Strathclyde Hospital 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - Udston Hospital - - - 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - Victoria Memorial Cottage Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - Wester Moffat Hospital - - - 2 1 - 1 3 1 - - - - - - - Wishaw General Hospital - 1 15 5 5 5 10 17 21 18 14 10 - 8 7 6 Lothian hospitals 28 34 31 50 43 75 86 92 89 48 40 25 28 23 20 16 Astley Ainslie Hospital - - - 2 4 3 3 5 1 1 - 3 - - - - Bangour Village Hospital 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Belhaven Hospital - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Corstorphine Hospital 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - Edenhall Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Edington Cottage Hospital 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen's Glen House 1 - 2 1 - 1 2 1 - - 1 - - - - - Findlay House - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 1 - - - Liberton Hospital 5 6 4 14 12 21 17 20 15 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 Loanhead Hospital - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - - - 8 10 12 25 17 31 18 9 11 8 11 10 5 Roodlands General Hospital 1 2 - 1 - 1 4 4 1 - 2 - 2 - - - Rosslynlee Hospital - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Royal Edinburgh Hospital - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 10 8 11 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh 6 6 7 7 2 18 12 12 4 1 6 - 2 - - 1 St John's Hospital 1 1 1 3 1 6 3 14 13 11 3 6 5 3 4 5 St Michael's Hospital - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Tippethill House - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - Western General Hospital 1 9 3 10 14 13 17 18 22 12 16 4 8 7 5 4 Orkney hospitals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 Balfour Hospital - 1 - - - - - 3 2 5 - - 1 1 - - @ Crown Copyright 2016 Table 7 (Continued) Shetland hospitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gilbert Bain Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Tayside hospitals 2 16 12 12 18 19 32 37 57 52 15 6 11 8 3 19 Aberfeldy Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Arbroath Infirmary - 1 - - 2 1 3 2 5 - - - - - - - Ashludie Hospital - 2 1 2 2 1 2 - 2 - - - - - - - Blairgowrie Cottage Hospital - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Brechin Infirmary - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - Crieff Community Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Forfar Infirmary - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - Irvine Memorial Hospital - - - - - 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - Montrose Royal Infirmary - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 Ninewells Hospital 1 3 5 5 7 9 17 21 28 33 6 4 7 4 3 9 Perth Royal Infirmary - 5 3 1 2 5 5 6 11 10 7 2 2 3 - 2 Pitlochry Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Roxburghe House, Dundee - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee - 3 1 2 3 1 4 4 6 8 2 - - - - 2 St Margaret's Hospital - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - Stracathro Hospital 1 2 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 1 Sunnyside Royal Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Whitehills Health and Community Care Centre - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - 2 Western Isles hospitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Uist And Barra Hospital - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - Western Isles Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 2 - - Hospital deaths total 110 159 153 179 222 291 396 556 711 430 246 144 134 132 122 132 Deaths outwith hospitals 6 11 11 9 17 22 21 41 54 35 24 25 24 28 13 25 Total 116 170 164 188 239 313 417 597 765 465 270 169 158 160 135 157 @ Crown Copyright 2016.