Update on Uist outbreak

A total of 17 individuals in South Uist have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 infection.    Test and Protect actions are continuing. The individuals are from the southern end of the Uists.  Contact tracing is ongoing. Close contacts are being advised to...

Sunday 27th September 2020 Four additional individuals have been confirmed as positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 infection.  This brings the total number of people identified as having the virus in the Uists to seven. All seven individuals are self isolating at home and none have required...

Friday 25th September 2020 Following today’s confirmation regarding three positive cases of COVID-19 in the Uists, some additional information is now available. As part of the identification of cases of COVID-19 in South Uist and due to care home staff being identified as...

With COVID-19 circulating across the country, the free flu vaccination is being offered to more people than ever in Scotland this year. 

NHS Western Isles is strongly urging everyone eligible to:

Protect Yourself; Protect Others; and Protect our...

NHS Western Isles can confirm that an individual in the Western Isles received a ‘false positive’ test result this week, and is included in today’s national COVID-19 figures for the Western Isles (17.09.20). Essentially, an individual received positive results from a...