opened, which includes a new accident and emergency department; maternity unit and eleven new operating theatres. The hospital provides many facilities for the catchment area including an accident and emergency department, ear, nose and throat (ENT) unit, anaesthesia, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatric surgery, mental health services, infectious diseases and operating theatres. Whyteman's Brae Hospital which is part of the complex caters for psychiatry and elderly patients. The hospital also has an adjacent Maggie's Centre to support people who are diagnosed with cancer. Known as Maggie's Fife, it opened in November 2006. The centre, which is a single storey building shaped like a prism, was designed by Zaha Hadid, and was her first completed building in the United Kingdom. It was shortlisted for the Scottish Design Awards. The money for the project was raised via the Fife Free Press Maggie's Appeal. A radio station known as the Victoria Radio Network (VRN 1287) has been on the air since 1971. VRN is now considered one of the UK's longest running and successful hospital radios still on air. In 2002, the station was awarded a license to broadcast on medium wave 1287 kHz (AM) and transmits 24-hours a day. Performance The hospital was criticised after an unannounced Healthcare Environment Inspectorate visit in December 2014 which slammed the "serious nature" of its problems with cleanliness. The orthopaedic surgery team was praised in October 2016 as among the top performing in Scotland for elective orthopaedic surgery. Rates of cancelled operations were among the best in Scotland. The theatres were the second most efficient in Scotland, with fewer early finishes, late starts and less turnover time between patients. A delegation from the British Orthopaedic Association including Tim Briggs visited in 2015. Transport Victoria Hospital is situated to the north of the town centre. There are main bus routes that serve the catchment area for the hospital particularly from Glenrothes, Leven and from the railway station. Bus stances can be found adjacent to the east wing entrance and on the opposite side of the road. References Notes Bibliography External links Victoria Hospital on the NHS inform website Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspection reports NHS Fife Hospital buildings completed in 1967 Hospital buildings completed in 2012 NHS Scotland hospitals Kirkcaldy Hospitals in Fife 1967 establishments in Scotland Hospitals established in 1967