Business case
NHS Highland was given the go-ahead to progress to the next stage in its plans to redesign services in Caithness by the then Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman MSP in May 2019.
Scottish Government require all capital projects to go through a three stage business case process:
- Initial Agreement
- Outline Business Case
- Full Business Case
Timescale and documents
The Initial Agreement for the Caithness Redesign was approved by Scottish Government in February 2022, and NHS Highland is now developing an Outline Business Case for submission in Autumn 2024. That involves fully detailing the service model to inform workforce and building requirements (complete), developing a workforce plan to support the redesigned service, and developing concept designs for the reconfiguration of Caithness General Hospital and the new Community Hub and Care Villages in Wick and Thurso.
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.
Service redesign
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NHS Highland funding and budgets
The Scottish Government budget announcement in December 2023 presents challenges across the public sector.
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Badenoch and Strathspey health and social care redesign
Service change in Badenoch and Strathspey.
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Lochaber health and social care redesign
Lochaber service change, including the project for replacing Belford Hospital.
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Maternity and neonatal service redesign
NHS Highland and NHS Grampian have joined forces to improve the provision of maternity care and better serve the need...
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Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross health and social care redesign
Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross service change.
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Sutherland health and social care redesign
Service change in Sutherland.
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Previous projects
Past service redesign projects.