DUNDEE nurses have been thanked after granting a dying man's wish to say goodbye to his dog just hours before he passed away.
Peter Robson had the chance to see his loyal border collie Shep at Ninewells Hospital after nurses granted special permission to do so.
Pictures and video of their final encounter were uploaded to social meda.
Robson passed away shortly after the visit on Thursday.
His granddaughter Ashley Stevens paid tribute to NHS Tayside charge nurse Cheryl White who sorted out the visit.
Normally dogs would not be allowed on the ward, however they can be in "exceptional circumstances" such as this.
Steven's videos and pictures have been viewed over 150,000 times.
She wrote in her post: "Absolutely amazed and touched today from NHS Ninewells hospital, our grandad's last and final wish was to see his dog one more time.
"Still in shock that the wish was granted and they went above and beyond today and made a dying man very happy.
"Cheryl White charge nurse of Ward 3 you are an absolute angel and we are all eternally grateful, you don't know what this meant to our grandad.
"I'll let these moments do the talking, thank you NHS."
She added: "Please share this everyone needs to know what amazing nurses and staff they have in that hospital."
Fiona McCallum, a senior charge nurse on Ward 3, said: "I am so proud of Cheryl and the rest of the team for this caring and compassionate act.
"The team worked with colleagues in infection control to make this possible and I can't thank them all enough for going above and beyond to bring some comfort to Mr Robson and his family."
NHS Tayside chief exec Lesley McLay added: "Our thoughts are with Mr Robson's family as they deal with their loss at this difficult time.
"The Ward 3 team has done a wonderful thing for this family.
"It is often the little things that mean the most to patients and their families and I'm so pleased that the staff were able to grant this wish.
"The team in Ward 3 were the first ever Gold Outstanding Team winners in our STAR Awards last year and, with actions like this, it's not hard to see why."
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