New Rapid Response Unit strengthens urgent care on Skye
A new emergency response vehicle that can treat patients at home and provide back up for A and E ambulances is now in operation in Skye. The Rapid Response Unit…
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Skye and Lochalsh patients face further wait for dialysis treatment closer to home
The recruitment crisis facing the health service in the Highlands was laid bare this week after it emerged that long-suffering kidney dialysis patients in Skye and Lochalsh will face a…
More than 1,300 people on Skye housing waiting list
There are 1,134 people – over 10 per cent of the population – looking to be housed or rehoused on Skye, members of Highland Council’s Skye and Raasay area committee…
Calls to protect Lochalsh and Wester Ross phone boxes lodged
Objections have been received to the closure of several phone boxes in Lochalsh and Wester Ross as part of a BT consultation. At a meeting of Highland Council’s environment, development…
Skye pass-master’s road to success
To the uninitiated, the name Johnny Campbell might not ring a bell at first, but if you have lived, worked, or even just visited Portree at some point over the…
‘Fundraising fortnight’ launched in aid of Lochalsh Leisure Centre
Ferguson Transport & Shipping has launched a Fundraising Fortnight as part of Lochalsh Leisure Centre’s bid to raise £85,000. For two weeks, Ferguson Transport & Shipping has pledged to match…
Building local legacies for future generations
Investment in Skye’s infrastructure is a key issue identified by SkyeConnect in a recent survey of island residents. While many people are content to lobby politicians or just wait for…
Recruitment drive to restore nursing cover for Raasay
An advert to recruit nurses to provide 24/7 health care cover for the Isle of Raasay had been launched this week by NHS Highland. The move, which is part of…
Focus: Tackling ‘myths’ to meet rural housing challenge
Keith MacKenzie examines the Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association’s plans to expand the area’s housing stock Housing, and the issues surrounding it – where it is, who owns it, who…
Skye SOS-NHS health group chair to step down
The chair of SOS-NHS Skye has this week announced she will step down from the role following a meeting of the health pressure group held on Monday. Catriona MacDonald informed…