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Vaccination consent forms reminder for Nicolson Institute pupils
Published on 20 March 2024
NHS Western Isles is reminding Nicolson Institute pupils to bring in completed vaccination consent forms on vaccination days next week. The School Nurse team will be offering teenage booster immunisations to Nicolson Institute pupils on March 25 and 26. Pupils who have not yet returned... -
Vaccination consent forms reminder for Nicolson Institute S1 pupils
Published on 12 March 2024
NHS Western Isles is reminding S1 Nicolson Institute pupils to bring in completed vaccination consent forms on vaccination days this week. The School Nurse team will be offering HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccinations on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 March in the... -
Women urged to apply for historic mesh removal expenses
Published on 11 March 2024
NHS Western Isles is urging any women who have not claimed back the cost of private mesh removal arranged before 3 June 2022, to do so ahead of the planned closure of the Transvaginal Mesh Removal Reimbursement Scheme. As announced in... -
NHS Western Isles thanks the Western Isles Kidney Machine Trust for their generous donations to the Renal Unit at the Western Isles Hospital
Published on 6 March 2024
An extremely generous donation to Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway from the Western Isles Kidney Machine Trust will significantly benefit patients. The Western Isles Kidney Machine Trust has very kindly donated eight HD TVs Wi-Fi Applications, twelve sets of headphones, and... -
Arthroplasty Pre-admission Clinic seeing major improvements in patient journeys
Published on 1 March 2024
Patients in the Western Isles are requiring shorter stays in hospital following elective joint replacement surgeries, as a result of the introduction of an innovative pre-admission clinic. NHS Western Isles introduced a nurse-led Arthroplasty Pre-admission Clinic in June 2022 to ensure that as... -
NHS Western Isles launches campaign to attract Rural Acute GPs to Uist & Benbecula
Published on 29 February 2024
Following a successful recruitment campaign last year to attract a new team of GPs to the Isle of Barra, NHS Western Isles is now launching a new and exciting opportunity for Rural Acute GPs to join the healthcare team on...