Caithness health and social care redesign
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Latest news on service change in Caithness, the Caithness Local Care Model, the business case, and design and build information.
Caithness Local Care Model
Delivery joined-up care for Caithness:
- person-centred
- flexible and adaptable
- effective and efficient
View this diagram as a pdf document: Caithness Local Care Model (pdf)
Join the Caithness Challenge
Be part of a team testing out new ways of working to help people to live well locally, and breathe new life into local spaces.
The Caithness Challenge will build on what we heard from communities about how local spaces can be used to help people to live well locally.
There will be an initial focus on Castletown Drill Hall and UHI Thurso Campus. The challenge will involve bringing young people, community members and partner organisations back together, to help test out different ideas to use these spaces.
You are invited to in-person launch events to kickstart the Challenge:
- Wed 6 September 2023 : 5.30pm to 8pm at UHI North Highland, Thurso
- Thu 7 September 2023 : 5.30pm to 8pm at Castletown Drill Hall
Please register here to join us at a session.
More information:
- Caithness Challenge Launch Event Invitation (pdf, August 2023)
- About The Caithness Place Based Demonstrator (pdf, August 2023)
Here For Caithness pop-up hubs
Community-led support:
- get advice
- find support
- stay connected
Come along to find out what community services are available in your area and have a cup of tea or coffee, a cake and a chat!
- 2023 Wednesday 22 March, 10am to 2pm: Keiss, Keiss Hall
- 2023 Thursday 1 June, 10am to 2pm: Thurso, British Legion
- 2023 Wednesday 23 August, 10am to 2pm: Castletown, Drill Hall
- 2023 Wednesday 25 October, 10am to 2pm: Wick, Caithness House
See more details: Community-led Support - Here For Caithness - Pop Up Hubs (pdf).
Single point of access
The single point of access contact phone number for Caithness changed in August 2023 to:
One number supporting the Caithness community:
- help call
- frozen meal service
- occupational therapy equipment
- Care at Home
- information about community groups and organisations
- community nursing
- frailty practitioner
- social work
- specialist nursing
- physiotherapy
News articles
Workshop helps shape future of health and social care in Caithness
20/03/2023Senior NHS Highland officials and clinical experts have met in Wick to discuss the development of the major redesign of health and social care services across Caithness which will include two new Community hubs and Care Villages in Wick and Thurso.
Major step forward for Caithness General Hospital refurbishment plans
21/02/2023Plans to refurbish and reconfigure Caithness General Hospital, in Wick, are expected to take a major step forward next month, with the appointment of a Principal Supply Chain Partner (PSCP) to carry out the design and construction work.
Important: Further information
For queries about historic documents relating to service redesign that are not published here, please contact the District Manager for the relevant area.
Caithness health and social care redesign
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Caithness health and social care redesign
Latest news on service change in Caithness, the Caithness Local Care Model, the business case, and design and build i...
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Business case
NHS Highland was given the go-ahead to progress to the next stage in its plans to redesign services in Caithness by t...
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Design and build
Caithness General Hospital refurbishment, and new Wick and Thurso Community Hubs.
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