Table 5: Deaths for which Clostridium difficile was a contributory factor but was not the underlying cause of death Scotland, 2000-2016 Year Place of death 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Ayrshire and Arran hospitals 11 13 5 11 7 10 14 20 44 24 13 7 10 11 5 8 6 Ayr Hospital 4 2 - - - 2 3 9 15 6 4 2 4 1 3 2 3 Ayrshire Central Hospital - - - - - 1 2 2 1 2 1 - - - - - 1 Biggart Hospital - - - 2 1 - 1 2 1 2 - - - - 1 2 - Community Hospital - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - Crosshouse Hospital 6 9 5 7 5 6 7 7 23 14 8 5 5 9 1 3 2 Girvan Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - Holmhead Hospital - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kirklandside Hospital 1 - - 2 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - War Memorial Hospital - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - Borders hospitals 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 9 12 2 1 5 2 6 3 1 Borders General Hospital - - - - 1 4 4 1 9 11 2 1 5 2 6 2 1 Haylodge Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Kelso Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - Dumfries and Galloway hospitals 0 6 0 1 3 15 3 7 10 13 5 4 1 1 3 2 2 Annan Hospital - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - Cottage Hospital - - - - 1 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - - Dalrymple Hospital - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary - 5 - 1 2 9 3 6 4 11 4 4 1 1 3 1 2 Galloway Community Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - Kirkcudbright Hospital - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - Lochmaben Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 2 - - - - - - - Moffat Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - Newton Stewart Hospital - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - Thomas Hope Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Fife hospitals 4 4 8 13 10 9 28 26 39 13 9 4 9 8 8 12 2 Adamson Hospital - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - Camerone Hospital - - - - - - 1 2 2 - - - - - - - - Glenrothes Hospital - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - Lynebank Hospital - - - - 1 1 2 - 1 1 - - - - - - - Memorial Hospital - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Queen Margaret Hospital 3 3 5 8 7 7 17 13 20 10 7 - 1 3 1 1 1 Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - Victoria Hospital 1 - 3 4 2 1 7 9 14 2 2 4 7 5 6 10 1 Whyteman's Brae Hospital - - - 1 - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - Forth Valley hospitals 1 7 4 10 5 7 14 16 41 23 16 4 3 5 4 6 3 Bannockburn Hospital - 1 - - - - 1 1 3 1 - - - - - - - Bo'ness Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - Bonnybridge Hospital - - - - - - 1 1 2 - 2 - - - - - - Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary - 3 3 4 3 1 5 7 14 7 4 - - 1 - - - Forth Valley Royal Hospital - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 3 2 3 6 3 Kildean Hospital - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - Sauchie Hospital - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stirling Royal Infirmary 1 3 1 5 2 5 7 6 22 14 9 1 - 2 1 - - Grampian hospitals 4 1 6 4 5 7 8 29 44 37 18 4 4 6 8 4 9 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 2 - 4 2 - 4 4 14 23 22 13 2 3 3 6 3 5 Aboyne Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Chalmers Hospital - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Cottage Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Doctor Gray's Hospital - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 3 5 1 1 1 - - - 1 Fleming Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Fraserburgh Hospital - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - Inverurie Hospital - - - - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - Jubilee Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - Kincardine Community Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Leanchoil Hospital - - - - 1 - - 1 1 1 - - - 1 - - - Peterhead Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Roxburghe House - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - - 1 - - 1 Royal Cornhill Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - Seafield Hospital - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 1 - Turner Memorial Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Woodend Hospital 2 - 2 1 2 1 3 9 12 3 2 - - - - - 2 © Crown Copyright 2017 Table 5 (continued) Year Place of death 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Greater Glasgow & Clyde hospitals 24 30 26 25 45 55 70 118 124 73 51 34 20 20 24 19 25 Blawarthill Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - Drumchapel Hospital - 1 - - - - - 6 2 3 1 - - - - 1 - Gartnavel General Hospital 4 4 2 - 2 3 11 10 16 18 6 4 3 3 1 - 1 Glasgow Royal Infirmary 5 3 2 4 10 9 9 15 8 6 8 11 4 3 7 7 11 Inverclyde Royal Hospital - 1 1 1 2 3 1 6 13 8 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 Lightburn Hospital 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 2 - - - - - - - - Mearnskirk House - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 Ravenscraig Hospital - - - - - - - 2 1 1 - - - - - - - Royal Alexandra Hospital 1 3 5 4 7 10 9 11 14 6 5 4 2 6 2 3 6 Southern General Hospital / Queen Elizabeth University Hospital1 - - 1 5 3 3 4 22 15 5 11 5 2 4 3 - 5 Stobhill Hospital 2 8 6 3 3 8 9 11 13 10 9 2 - - - - - Vale of Leven Hospital - - 1 - 1 1 1 3 12 2 1 - 1 - - 1 - Victoria Infirmary 7 1 5 1 4 3 9 6 15 8 1 2 2 1 1 2 - Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, Geriatric Unit 2 1 1 1 5 3 10 13 - 1 1 - - - 2 1 - Western Infirmary 1 6 - 3 3 7 1 9 9 5 5 1 - 1 4 3 - Western Infirmary, Beatson Oncology Centre - - - 1 1 1 3 3 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - Highland hospitals 0 2 0 3 1 2 2 8 12 8 5 2 3 5 1 4 1 Belford Hospital - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - Caithness General Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 2 1 - - - - - - Dunbar Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Dunoon General Hospital - - - - - - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - Lawson Memorial Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - Lorn & Islands District Hospital - - - - - - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - Mackinnon Memorial Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Mid-Argyll Community Hosp. and Care Centre - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Raigmore Hospital - 1 - 1 1 2 1 5 6 4 3 2 2 5 - 3 1 Rothesay Victoria Hospital - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Royal Northern Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Town and County Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - Victoria Infirmary - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lanarkshire hospitals 7 8 13 9 16 18 29 43 51 19 23 9 6 8 9 8 8 Coathill Hospital 1 - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - Hairmyres Hospital 2 1 2 2 5 11 12 17 23 7 6 1 1 3 1 1 3 Kello Hospital - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Lady Home Cottage Hospital - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - Law Hospital 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Monklands General Hospital 3 2 - 2 3 2 9 8 9 2 7 2 5 3 3 3 1 Roadmeetings Hospital - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - Stonehouse Hospital - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Strathclyde Hospital - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Udston Hospital - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - Victoria Memorial Cottage Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - Wester Moffat Hospital - - - 1 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - Wishaw General Hospital - 1 10 3 4 4 5 13 16 10 9 5 - 1 5 4 4 Lothian hospitals 20 24 20 28 22 54 46 54 67 41 32 11 18 10 16 11 7 Astley Ainslie Hospital - - - 1 2 3 1 3 - 1 - 2 - - - - - Belhaven Hospital - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Corstorphine Hospital 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Edington Cottage Hospital 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen's Glen House 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Findlay House - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - Liberton Hospital 4 4 1 10 8 12 6 12 10 3 2 1 1 - 1 1 - Loanhead Hospital - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - - - 4 3 9 14 10 28 15 8 3 5 5 8 4 3 Roodlands General Hospital 1 2 - 1 - 1 4 3 1 - 1 - 2 - - - - Rosslynlee Hospital - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Royal Edinburgh Hospital - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 7 5 7 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Royal Victoria Hospital 4 5 5 2 1 14 7 6 2 - 6 - 2 - - 1 - St John's Hospital - 1 1 1 1 4 2 10 8 10 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 St Michael's Hospital - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Tippethill House - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - Western General Hospital 1 5 2 7 7 10 10 10 17 10 11 2 4 2 4 1 2 Orkney hospitals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Balfour Hospital - 1 - - - - - 2 2 4 - - 1 1 - - 1 Footnote 1) Figures up to July 2015 relate to the Southern General Hospital and after this date to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. © Crown Copyright 2017 Table 5 (continued) Year Place of death 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Shetland hospitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tayside hospitals 2 10 6 6 14 13 21 24 37 38 10 3 5 7 2 13 4 Arbroath Infirmary - - - - 2 1 2 - 4 - - - - - - - - Ashludie Hospital - 2 - - 2 1 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - Blairgowrie Cottage Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - Brechin Infirmary - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - Crieff Community Hospital - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Irvine Memorial Hospital - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - Montrose Royal Infirmary - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - Ninewells Hospital 1 1 3 4 6 5 8 14 15 22 4 1 2 4 2 7 3 Perth Royal Infirmary - 3 2 - 1 5 5 4 8 8 4 2 1 2 - 1 1 Pitlochry Community Hospital - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Roxburghe House - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - Royal Victoria Hospital - 2 1 2 1 - 3 2 6 7 2 - - - - 1 - St Margaret's Hospital - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - Stracathro Hospital 1 2 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - Sunnyside Royal Hospital - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - Whitehills Health and Community Care Centre - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - 1 - Western Isles hospitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Uist And Barra Hospital - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - Western Isles Hospital - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - Hospital deaths total 73 106 88 110 129 194 240 348 480 305 184 83 86 85 86 90 69 Deaths outwith hospitals 5 7 6 5 12 17 13 29 37 21 21 16 12 16 10 19 11 Total 78 113 94 115 141 211 253 377 517 326 205 99 98 101 96 109 80 © Crown Copyright 2017.