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…
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Public meeting to be held in Portree to assess progress of health care report for Skye, Lochalsh and South West Ross
Lewis Ritchie will visit Skye tomorrow (Tuesday 28th May) to assess the progress of the recommendations set out in his out of hours healthcare report for Skye, Lochalsh and South…
Health secretary set to visit Skye and Lochalsh
The Cabinet Secretary for Health Jeane Freeman will visit Skye and Lochalsh on Monday (27th May) with constituency MSP Kate Forbes. Ms Freeman will be taken on a tour of…
Editorial: David Alston departure offers chance for “encouraging” replacement
We have sympathy with David Alston. He was parachuted into the chair of NHS Highland three years ago. As a standing non-executive director he must have had an inkling of…
David Alston resigns as NHS Highland Chair with immediate effect
NHS Highland announced today that David Alston will step down from his role as Chair of the Board with immediate effect. Mr Alston first joined NHS Highland as a Non-Executive…
Health care progress for Raasay and Glenelg as communities are being listened to “at last”
The chair of Raasay Community Council has said there is a “feeling at last” that the community and NHS Highland are now working together to address issues which have impeded…
New Portree and Braes Trust project officer relishing Skye healthcare role
The new Portree and Braes Community Trust project support officer has told the Free Press that her passion for healthcare and connection to island life were both key in her…
Provision of 24/7 urgent care at Skye capital hospital on track for May
The provision of 24-hour urgent care at Portree Hospital is on schedule to be fully operational by May of this year, according to the Ritchie report steering group which met…
Progress of Skye, Lochalsh and South West Ross healthcare report to be assessed
Sir Lewis Ritchie is to attend a public information session in Portree this evening (Tuesday 4th December) as part of a review into the progress of the recommendations set out…