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Lochaber Times articles

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NHS Highland news articles

Transfer of Moss Park care home completed

02/04/2025

NHS Highland and The Highland Council have completed the service transfer of Moss Park care home from HC-One.

Moss Park Care Home - joint statement from Highland Council and NHS Highland

07/11/2024

NHS Highland and Highland Council are delighted to announce that we are progressing work to secure a purchase of the Moss Park Care Home and a transfer of service provision to NHS Highland in 2025.

Lochaber redesign update

12/03/2024

Following a meeting with community representatives on 7 March, NHS Highland have underlined the Board’s commitment to the redesign of health and social care services in Lochaber.

Lochaber redesign work will continue

08/02/2024

The Scottish Government announced last month that funding for all NHS construction projects was to be paused for at least two years.

Ground investigations begin at proposed site for new hospital

02/11/2023

NHS Highland is pleased to confirm that Balfour Beatty has started ground investigations on the proposed site for the new hospital in Lochaber.

Morvern and Acharacle Medical Practices to merge

28/06/2023

The Morvern and Acharacle Medical Practices have taken the first steps required to facilitate a GP practice merge, with completion of the merger taking place later this year in October.

Public invited to Lochaber stakeholder event

01/06/2023

Local communities across Lochaber are invited to attend a drop-in stakeholder event for updates on the redesign of health and social care in the area.

NHS Highland appoints Balfour Beatty to lead key redesign projects

11/04/2023

NHS Highland is pleased to confirm that Balfour Beatty Plc has been appointed as the Principal Supply Chain Partner for the Lochaber and Caithness General Hospital redesign projects.

Significant progress in plans for new Belford Hospital

22/02/2023

Plans to build a new hospital in Fort William are expected to take a significant step forward next month, with the appointment of a Principal Supply Chain Partner (PSCP) to carry out the design and construction work.

Stakeholder group given reassurances on planned services at new Fort William hospital

02/12/2022

The new Belford Rural General Hospital in Fort William will have a fuller range of services than the current facility, a monthly meeting of the Lochaber Health and Social Care Redesign Stakeholders’ Group has been told.

Lochaber initial agreement approved by Scottish Government

05/07/2022

The approval by the Scottish Government’s Capital Investment Group (CIG) of the initial agreement for the redesign of services in Lochaber sets out the earliest possible start date of April 2026 for construction on the new site in Fort William.

Lochaber Steering Group update

01/06/2021

The latest meeting of the Lochaber Steering Group was held in May.

Update from recent Lochaber Steering Group meeting

30/03/2021

NHS Highland has confirmed that work on the Initial Agreement for the replacement Belford Hospital in Lochaber is underway.

Positive community engagement in Lochaber

26/11/2020

NHS Highland has made a commitment to work closely with local communities in Lochaber to refresh the redesign of services in the area.

New NHS Chair visits Belford Hospital and Invernevis House

13/03/2019

NHS Highland’s new Interim Chair, Professor Boyd Robertson, took the opportunity to meet as many staff as possible during visits to Belford Hospital and Invernevis House Care Home last week.

Belford A&E team praised for excellent performance over festive period

22/01/2019

Staff at the Accident and Emergency department at the Belford Hospital in Fort William have once again met and exceeded the Scottish Government’s waiting time targets over the festive period.

Other project updates

Nevis Radio interviews

Listen to an interview from 11 August 2023, with Lochaber District Manager Karen-Anne Wilson about redesign of community health services.

Listen to a Community Connections interview from 9 June 2023, with NHS Highland senior project manager Heather Cameron, about the process and timescale for the new hospital project:

Community update newsletters

New Belford artists impression

Important: Further information

For queries about documents relating to service redesign that are not published here:

contact the District Manager for the area

Lochaber health and social care redesign

Last updated: 16 October 2025

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