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Highland HSCP manager contacts

Chief Officers, Heads of Services, Area Managers and District Managers for the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

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Chief Officer for Health and Social Care

Arlene Johnstone
email nhsh.chiefofficerhhscp@nhs.scot

Heads of Services

Community Directorate

Michelle Johnstone (Interim)
email michelle.johnstone2@nhs.scot
phone 01847 808 559
or phone 01847 808 553

Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services

Barry Muirhead (Interim)
email barry.muirhead3@nhs.scot
phone 01463 705 014 (management PAs) 

Primary Care

Jill Mitchell
email jill.mitchell2@nhs.scot

Area Managers

See Highland HSCP district boundaries.

Caithness; Sutherland; East Ross; Nairn, and Ardersier

Christian Nicolson
email christian.nicolson@nhs.scot
phone 01847 808 554
or phone 01847 808 553 

Badenoch and Strathspey; Inverness; Lochaber; Mid Ross; Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross

Michelle Johnstone
email michelle.johnstone2@nhs.scot

District Managers

For each district see also:

Badenoch and Strathspey

Kara McNaught (Interim)
email kara.mcnaught@nhs.scot 
phone 07527 422 443

Caithness

Marie Cuthbert (Interim)
email marie.cuthbert2@nhs.scot 

East Ross

Kate Kenmure
email kate.kenmure@nhs.scot
phone 01408 664 033

Inverness

James Merriman
email james.merriman@nhs.scot

Lochaber

Karen-Anne Wilson
email karen-anne.wilson@nhs.scot
phone 07825 281 905

Mid Ross

Kenny Rodgers
email kenny.rodgers@nhs.scot 

Nairn and Ardersier

Kara McNaught (Interim)
email kara.mcnaught@nhs.scot 
phone 07527 422 443

Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross

Dawn Pridham
email dawn.pridham@nhs.scot 
phone 01471 822 137

Sutherland

Fiona Thomas
email fiona.thomas@nhs.scot

Last updated: 27 October 2026