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Highland HSCP manager contacts

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

Chief Officer for Health and Social Care (Interim)

Arlene Johnstone
email arlene.johnstone2@nhs.scot 
phone 01463 253 685

Heads of Services

Community Directorate (Interim)

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

Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services (Interim)

Barry Muirhead
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 

Inverness, Badenoch and Strathspey, Mid Ross 

Sharon Hammell
email sharon.hammell2@nhs.scot

Lochaber, Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross

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

District Managers

For each district see also:

Badenoch and Strathspey

Kenny Rodgers
email kenny.rodgers@nhs.scot 

Caithness (Interim)

Marie Cuthbert
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 (Interim)

Mhairi Mackinnon
email mhairi.mackinnon@nhs.scot 

Mid Ross

temporarily vacant

Nairn and Ardersier (Interim)

Kara McNaught
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: 19 June 2025

Next review date: 1 October 2025