NHS Western Isles encourages people to start the conversation about suicide and mental health this Suicide Prevention Week

This week marks Suicide Prevention Week, running from Sunday 8th September until Saturday 14th September. Suicide Prevention Week aims to inspire confidence and light in all of us; that our actions, no matter how big or small, may provide hope to those who...

A mental health service that provides up to two weeks of early intervention, immediate, compassionate support to people in distress has launched across the Western Isles following successful rollouts in other regions of Scotland. National mental health charity Change Mental...

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray, recently visited the Western Isles as part of his summer tour of Scotland’s Health Boards. During this visit he attended Benbecula Medical Practice on Wednesday and met with practice staff, and the...

NHS Western Isles would like to thank a local fundraiser for the kind donation of £3,500 out of £8,029 raised last year through a GoFundMe Fundraiser. A local lady launched a fundraiser for overnight recliners for Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway...

Are you ready to walk a virtual route around the North Coast 500 this Autumn? NHS Western Isles and HITRANS have created this partnership step count challenge, using the Big Team Challenge App, to help you do just that. The...