Table 3: Deaths for which Clostridium difficile was recorded as the underlying cause of death 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 2 7 8 3 11 3 5 16 19 11 9 5 2 5 5 5 Ayr Hospital - - - - 1 2 1 4 7 3 4 1 2 5 2 1 Ayrshire Central Hospital - 1 - - - - 1 3 1 - 1 1 - - - - Biggart Hospital - 2 1 - 1 - - - 1 3 1 - - - 1 - Community Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - - - Crosshouse Hospital 1 4 7 2 8 1 3 9 8 3 1 3 - - 2 4 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 1 0 Borders General Hospital 1 - 1 - - - 3 2 8 5 - 2 2 2 1 - Kelso Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Dumfries and Galloway hospitals 0 4 1 2 1 8 6 11 9 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 Annan Hospital - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - Cottage Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary - 4 1 1 1 7 5 9 4 1 - 1 - 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 0 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 - - 1 Randolf Wemyss Memorial Hospital - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - St Andrews Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Victoria Hospital - - - 1 1 2 5 2 8 3 - 1 3 2 - 1 Whyteman's Brae Hospital - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Forth Valley hospitals 5 2 3 0 3 7 8 13 18 8 2 4 2 1 6 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 - 5 1 Stirling Royal Infirmary 5 - 3 - 1 5 2 9 8 6 1 2 - - 1 - Grampian hospitals 1 1 3 6 7 6 9 9 32 19 7 2 1 1 1 7 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 1 - 3 4 2 2 4 2 13 9 3 1 1 1 1 5 Aboyne Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 Chalmers Hospital - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - Cottage Hospital - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - Doctor Gray's Hospital - - - 1 - - 2 - 1 3 1 - - - - 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 2016 Table 3 (continued) Greater Glasgow and Clyde hospitals 10 15 20 18 24 23 36 59 58 33 18 20 15 9 14 6 Blawarthill Hospital - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cowglen Hospital 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Drumchapel Hospital 1 - 1 2 - - - 2 2 - - 1 - - - 1 Dykebar Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Gartnavel General Hospital 1 - 2 2 1 1 3 10 7 5 1 4 - - 3 - Glasgow Royal Infirmary 2 1 1 2 2 5 3 8 7 6 1 4 4 2 1 1 Inverclyde Royal Hospital - 2 - 1 3 1 4 3 3 1 2 1 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 2 1 Royal Hospital for Sick Children 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Southern General Hospital - - 1 2 2 4 2 5 3 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 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 5 - 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 1 - Western Infirmary, Beatson Oncology Centre - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - Highland hospitals 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 9 3 6 0 2 1 0 0 2 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 - - 2 Lanarkshire hospitals 9 4 9 7 7 10 26 20 20 11 7 6 5 11 3 7 Coathill Hospital - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - Hairmyres Hospital 1 1 3 2 2 5 12 10 9 2 2 1 3 1 - 4 Law Hospital 4 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Monklands General Hospital 3 1 1 1 3 3 6 5 5 1 - - 2 3 1 1 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 2 2 Lothian hospitals 8 10 11 22 21 21 40 38 22 7 8 14 10 13 4 5 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 2 1 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 1 1 Tippethill House - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Western General Hospital - 4 1 3 7 3 7 8 5 2 5 2 4 5 1 3 Orkney hospitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Balfour Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - Shetland hospitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gilbert Bain Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - © Crown Copyright 2016 Table 3 (continued) Tayside hospitals 0 6 6 6 4 6 11 13 20 14 5 3 6 1 1 6 Aberfeldy Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - 1 2 Perth Royal Infirmary - 2 1 1 1 - - 2 3 2 3 - 1 1 - 1 Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee - 1 - - 2 1 1 2 - 1 - - - - - 1 Stracathro Hospital - - 2 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Whitehills Health and Community Care Centre - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Western Isles hospitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 36 42 Deaths outwith hospitals 1 4 5 4 5 5 8 12 17 14 3 9 12 12 3 6 Total 38 57 70 73 98 102 164 220 248 139 65 70 60 59 39 48 © Crown Copyright 2016.