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Women are urged ‘Don’t get scared, get screened’: Breast screening is back in the Western Isles in 2020
Published on 20 January 2020
If you’re a woman over 50, the combination of checking your breasts and attending your regular breast screening appointments gives you the best chance of being diagnosed early – and surviving – breast cancer. In the last round of screening across... -
Cervical screening saves lives
Published on 20 January 2020
Cervical Cancer Awareness Week 2020 This week is Cervical Cancer Awareness Week (20th January – 26th January 2020) and NHS Western Isles is taking the opportunity to remind communities across the Western Isles that cervical screening saves lives. Cervical screening (also known... -
Health Board confirms decision on Barra and Vatersay Community Campus
Published on 18 December 2019
At a special private meeting of Western Isles Health Board on November 27, 2019, Board members reviewed and discussed the Feasibility Study in relation to the Barra and Vatersay Community Campus. Four options were considered as part of the study. Option 1A:... -
Next Board Meeting
Published on 16 December 2019
Next Board Meeting: 18 December 2019, 9am – 4pm, Practical Room, Education Unit, Western Isles Hospital. All welcome. ... -
People urged to only attend Emergency Department in emergency situations
Published on 11 December 2019
Local people are being urged to only come to the Emergency Department at Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway in genuine emergencies, as the Department is currently extremely busy. NHS Western Isles Emergency Department Manager, Susan Macaulay, said: “We are seeing unprecedented... -
Influenza is here – make sure you are ready
Published on 10 December 2019
More and more cases of flu are being seen in Scotland and we are now beginning to have people ill with flu in our local communities, schools and in our hospitals. Everyone has heard the word ‘flu' and knows someone...