Western Isles Violence Against Women Partnership campaign to ‘Imagine a Scotland Without Gender-Based Violence’

NHS Western Isles, along with other local agencies are taking part in the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.   The Western Isles Violence Against Women (VAW) Partnership seeks to reduce and prevent incidents of gender-based violence through effective co-operation...

NHS Western Isles has welcomed the news that one of our local nurses was among a group of 24 extraordinary community nurses and midwives to have been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse. Mairi Smith, a Macmillan Advanced Clinical Nurse...

To support the local foodbank and the incredible service it provides, NHS Western Isles recently provided a capital grant to enable Stornoway Golf Club to purchase a new van for food collections and deliveries.   A donation of £12,000 enabled the...

NHS Western Isles is delighted to be welcoming a team of three highly experienced new GPs to Barra. The new GPs are undertaking inductions before starting to provide patient services. Two members of the team will start providing patient services across...

Supporting a local organisation to promote and provide high quality physical activity opportunities for children and adults on Lewis was the objective of a recent NHS funding grant to Stornoway United football club.   NHS Western Isles provided £10,000 to the...