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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... -
NHS Western Isles’ Annual Review to be held next month
Published on 28 February 2024
NHS Western Isles is encouraging our local communities to attend next month’s Annual Review, which will be led by the Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Sport, Maree Todd. The purpose of the NHS Western Isles Annual Review is to... -
NHS Western Isles thanks the public for their response to measles concern
Published on 16 February 2024
NHS Western Isles would like to thank the public for their response to the measles notification this week. We are pleased to confirm that on this occasion the result has been reported as negative. However, the risk remains valid given that... -
Measles potential contact notices issued by NHS Western Isles
Published on 14 February 2024
NHS Western Isles is issuing ‘warn and inform’ notices to a range of individuals in the Western Isles, who may have come in contact with an individual likely to have measles. All those included in the ‘warn and inform’ notice, mainly...