These were followed by civilian casualties from English cities, including London, Birmingham and Coventry, and later by soldiers from all theatres of the war.

The speculation increased when the Tayside Acute Services Review, carried out in 2001, recommended a completely new hospital in Angus.

[4] Closure of the coronary care unit later that year limited thrombolysis service in the community to what paramedics could provide.

This was a joint venture between the NHS and the private sector; it included £15 million funding from the Scottish Executive.

[4] Amicus Health, a subsidiary of General Healthcare Group, the UK's largest private hospital group, was awarded a contract to deliver 8,000 episodes of elective surgery in orthopaedics, urology, general surgery, and gastroenterology at Stracathro Hospital from 2006.