Highland Sexual Health service improving access for young people

20/07/2022

In response to the pandemic, 'live chat' has allowed the Sexual Health team to ensure that young people could still access their services and receive the necessary support.

Update on community pharmacy in Fort William

08/07/2022

We regret to announce that we will operate a significantly reduced community pharmacy service in Fort William over the weekend.

Never too late to get vaccinated

07/07/2022

NHS Highland is encouraging the immunosuppressed and the severely immunosuppressed to come forward for their COVID vaccination if they have not already done so.

Argyll and Bute HSCP and partners welcomed Professor Jason Leitch to Oban

05/07/2022

Professor Jason Leitch paid tribute to all Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care staff and partners during a visit to Lorn and Islands Hospital, Eadar Glinn Care Home, Lorn Medical Centre and Mull and Iona Medical Group, and Lorn and Oban Healthy Options on Monday, July 4.

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.

Person centred visiting in NHS Highland

01/07/2022

From 4 July 2022 all inpatient hospital settings in NHS Highland will return to person centred visiting.

Innovative project to improve the emotional wellbeing of young people

30/06/2022

A nature photography exhibition, which aims to help improve young people’s emotional wellbeing, will open at Eden Court next month.

Meet Trainee Health Psychologist Giulia Spaltro

27/06/2022

Giulia is thrilled to join NHS Highland and to be Argyll and Bute’s first ever Trainee Health Psychologist.

Update on Budhmor care home (24th June)

24/06/2022

CrossReach, NHS Highland and The Highland Council have been working closely together to look at all options for residents and staff of Budhmor House Care Home in Portree, with regard to the future delivery of services.

Meet the Reablement Team in Mid Argyll

23/06/2022

Reablement is an Occupational Therapy led service across Argyll and Bute, providing wide ranging support options to patients within the community and at their homes.

Nairn drop-in community hub

23/06/2022

The first of a series of events planned to help the local community in Nairn understand what community led support is available to them takes place at the end of this month.

A fond farewell to Sandra

20/06/2022

NHS Highland bid a fond farewell to Sandra Jones, Podiatry Diabetes Coordinator, this month as she retired after working 46 years of working in podiatry, the last 36 of them with NHS Highland - 47 when you include the year she spent with us in the 1970s!