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Share Your Views: Help Improve Walking and Cycling Routes in the Western Isles
Published on 10 June 2025
NHS Western Isles has launched an online engagement tool to encourage user-friendly engagement with the community on a variety of topics relating to health and wellbeing across the Western Isles. Commonplace – the user-friendly engagement tool – offers a range of... -
Carers Week 2025: celebrating our commitment to equality for carers
Published on 10 June 2025
This year the annual Carers Week campaign is running from 9th-15th June. It aims to raise awareness of caring, recognise the difference carers make to families and communities, whilst also highlighting some of the challenges that unpaid carers face across... -
Life-Saving Equipment Donation for Local Rescue Team
Published on 9 June 2025
Pictured: Richard Middlemiss (HEBMRT Training Officer), Jacintha Kool (HebMRT Medical Officer), Angus MacIver and Ben Millar (HebMRT Team Members) with Gordon Jamieson (NHS Western Isles Chief Executive). NHS Western Isles recently donated a number of portable hand-held suction devices to the... -
Thanking our valued volunteers!
Published on 6 June 2025
To mark Volunteers Week, NHS Western Isles held a special afternoon tea for our volunteers this week to highlight their contribution to the organisation. Kicking off the event, Board Chair, Gillian McCannon expressed her gratitude to all the volunteers and the... -
Acute Assessment Unit to reopen in its original location on Friday
Published on 5 June 2025
The Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) at Western Isles Hospital will return to its original location opposite reception at 8am on Friday (June 6). The AAU had temporarily relocated to the Day Surgery while the Emergency Department was refurbished. We would also take... -
Last chance to take your Spring COVID Vaccine
Published on 2 June 2025
Eligible Western Isles residents are being encouraged to take Spring COVID-19 booster to build up your immunity to COVID-19, which for some can be serious or even life-threatening. The spring vaccine programme started in April for eligible groups, so those eligible...