HEALTH CARE 24/7: Update on urgent care model for Skye
NHS Highland has said that tomorrow (Friday 16th August) will mark start of a 24/7 Urgent Care model for Skye which will “ensure people access the right care, at the…
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SKYE HEALTHCARE: Extended hours service to get underway at Portree Urgent Care Centre
NHS Highland has said the Portree Urgent Care Centre will be available for extended hours on weekends and public holidays beginning from this evening (Friday 19th July). Urgent care will…
HEALTH CARE PROTEST: Bed push to go ahead in Portree
Picture by Willie Urquhart Plans for a health care protest in Portree this Saturday were finally approved as we went to press on Wednesday. Skye SOS NHS are to hold…
Police probe claims of assault against 91-year-old resident at Isle of Skye care home
Police are investigating reports of an assault against a 91-year old resident at an Isle of Skye care home where 11 people died at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.…
CARE BEDS CRISIS: Shortages in Skye and the islands take their toll on Ina, 95
A carer from Portree who is looking after her 95-year-old mother is bearing the brunt of the “dire and neglectful” shortage of care beds on Skye. Myra Macleod has been…
WHERE ARE THE DENTISTS?: Treatment trouble for Kyle patients a sign of wider problems in rural healthcare
At least 2,000 patients previously registered with the Skye and Lochalsh Dental Practice in Kyle are only able to access emergency pain relief with other surgeries, it has been claimed.…
CHILDCARE DILEMMA: Much-needed Isle of Skye midwife could leave the island due to a lack of provision
A key healthcare worker on Skye has said she could be forced to leave the island due to a lack of childcare provision, describing the situation as “archaic.” Hannah Fraser…
New Broadford Hospital is officially opened by Scottish Health Secretary
Broadford hospital, the new £20 million facility built to serve Skye, Raasay, Lochalsh and South West Ross, was officially opened today by the Scottish health and social care secretary Humza…
SKYE HEALTHCARE: New Broadford Hospital remains on schedule to open next week
NHS Highland has said it remains on track to open the new Broadford Hospital next week. Louise Bussell, NHS Highland’s Chief Officer for Community Services, said the move from the…
Care at home: “It’s definitely the most rewarding job you can do”
Free Press journalist Adam Gordon recently spoke to three people working across Skye in the care at home sector about the job satisfaction they enjoy in their roles, the flexibility…