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NHS Highland publishes frequent press releases to let you know about new services and the latest health information and advice from our experts. See the latest NHS Highland news stories relating to the Argyll & Bute area below.

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22/05/2013
The Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Sir Harry Burns, played centre stage at the recent ‘Closing the Gap’ health inequalities conference at Eden Court in Inverness.
21/05/2013

Issued by Weber Shandwick

Fort William-based HWEnergy, Scotland’s biomass heating specialist, is to provide heat cabins to at least 10 NHS Highland sites in the coming year in a deal worth in excess of £2m.

16/05/2013
A Gaelic voice-over has been produced for a Canadian doctor’s health promotion video which extols the virtues of regular exercise.
14/05/2013
Following the decision to implement the new integrated model for the provision of the
Out of Hours service within Cowal and in-patient care within Cowal Community
Hospital, a 24/7 Implementation Governance Group has been set up. It held its first
meeting on the 9th May 2013.
14/05/2013
InterSystems, a global leader in software for connected healthcare, today announced that NHS Highland is the latest Scottish Health Board to implement the national patient management system.  The innovative solution uses InterSystems TrakCare, an Internet-based unified healthcare information system that rapidly delivers the benefits of an electronic patient record.
14/05/2013
Argyll & Bute Community Health Partnership (CHP) is in the early stages of a
comprehensive assessment of healthcare services and future needs for Islay
residents with the aim of improving and updating the healthcare experiences
on the island.
08/05/2013

Issued by Alzheimer Scotland

A new report published today highlights key challenges for dementia support in Highland and Argyll and Bute, particularly in rural areas.

07/05/2013
An NHS Highland employee has been elected to the new Scottish board of the Chartered Management Institute.
07/05/2013
NHS Highland’s priorities and actions plans for 2013/14 were discussed at the board’s health and social care committee meeting on Thursday 2nd May in Inverness.
03/05/2013
People aged between 40 and 64 living in Campbeltown are being encouraged to take up an offer of a free health check.  The health checks are also being targeted at people of any age within the following communities of interest: South Asian groups; Black and Afro-Caribbean; Offenders,  Gypsy/Travellers; carers; individuals who are homeless and those affected by substance misuse.
03/05/2013
The care for people with dementia in the Highlands has taken what has been described as a “significant step forward”.
02/05/2013
AN NHS Highland consultant has underlined the need for a specific approach to suicide prevention in rural areas.
30/04/2013
A major conference in Inverness today (Tuesday, 30th April) has been told of growing concerns over a widening gap in health inequalities.
18/04/2013
Around 600 people in the Highlands have an acquired brain injury, the organisers of a major event on the subject have revealed.
17/04/2013
Argyll & Bute Community Health Partnership (CHP) is in the early stages of a comprehensive assessment of healthcare services and future needs for Islay residents with the aim of improving and updating the healthcare experiences on the island.  The CHP has appointed Professor Gordon Peterkin to oversee and support this process as an independent expert.  The Review process also has full cooperation from local clinicians and the management of the CHP.
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