Staff Cycle-to-work Bike Week

In support of the Cycling UK, Bike Week 2024 Campaign (10th – 14th June), NHS Western Isles' Health Improvement Department invited staff who cycled to work on Friday 14th June to claim their very own goody bag; comprising Walk on Hebrides project backpack,...

NHS Western Isles welcomed Dr Ed Newman and Dr Vicky Marshall, Consultant Neurologists from Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, to Stornoway recently, as they provided dedicated Parkinson’s disease specialist patient clinics and tutorials aimed at local clinicians and health professionals. Parkinson's disease,...

NHS Western Isles has trained over 120 people from all sectors of our local communities and workplaces in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in the last 12 months. Elaine Mackay, NHS Western Isles Strategic Planning and Development Officer, and Marion...

NHS Western Isles is pleased to report that the long awaited dental hub in Uist and Barra Hospital in Benbecula is now in its final stages of completion. The decision to bring all dental services in Uist into a single integrated...

With cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis) on the rise across the UK and other parts of Europe, NHS Western Isles is encouraging pregnant women to take the vaccine when offered, and to get their newborn babies vaccinated. Pertussis...