Strength and Balance Training for Walk Leaders

In Uist and Barra Community Health Walk Leaders were blessed with glorious sunshine for their Strength and Balance for Walk Leaders training, held on 2nd and 3rd April. Laura Mackay, Health Improvement Practitioner and Walk On Hebrides Co-ordinator, travelled to Barra to...

In an innovative role to the Western Isles, Advanced Paramedics are splitting their time between the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) and NHS Western Isles (NHSWI) to treat patients in a variety of settings, including at home, within care homes and...

NHS Western Isles is urging everyone offered a COVID-19 vaccine this spring to come forward, get vaccinated and stay protected – because COVID-19 hasn’t disappeared. Last summer in Scotland, there were more than 10,000 reported cases of COVID-19 and over...

Thanks to the close working partnership between Angela Macleod, NHS Western Isles Neurology Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Angela Macdonald, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Financial Inclusion Officer, local lady Sarah has been fortunate in receiving a 6 month back-dated Benefits Assessment...

NHS Western Isles is proud to announce the establishment of its Green Champion Network, a dedicated team committed to promoting environmental sustainability within the healthcare sector. This initiative aligns with NHS Western Isles' ongoing efforts to address the global climate...