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Western Isles residents who smoke urged to ‘Quit and Win’ on No Smoking Day
Published on 6 March 2023
NHS Western Isles and Health charity ASH Scotland are urging Western Isles residents to consider giving up smoking this No Smoking Day (Wednesday 8 March 2023) to benefit their health, wellbeing and personal finances. The ‘Quit and Win’ campaign is highlighting that giving up... -
NHS WESTERN ISLES URGES PEOPLE WITH POSSIBLE CANCER SYMPTOMS TO ‘BE THE EARLY BIRD’
Published on 6 March 2023
NHS Western Isles today backed a new campaign encouraging people with possible cancer symptoms to seek help without delay. The ‘Be the Early Bird’ campaign reinforces the benefits of finding cancer at an earlier stage when there’s more treatment options available,... -
Recruitment challenges could impact hospital Dining Room in Uist and Barra Hospital
Published on 3 March 2023
Despite numerous attempts to recruit to catering posts in Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh (Uist and Barra Hospital) on Benbecula, NHS Western Isles is concerned that the inability to fill posts in the hospital could soon result in temporary periods of... -
Barra Dental Clinic update
Published on 1 March 2023
A number of immediate checks and inspections have been carried out, subsequently allowing care to be provided within the dental surgery. Further improvements to the clinic are ongoing and will continue over a longer period of time. The Board is now... -
NHS Western Isles Health Protection and Screening Nurse publishes in Nursing Times
Published on 28 February 2023
NHS Western Isles and the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) are delighted to announce that Isabell MacInnes Health Protection and Screening Nurse Specialist with NHS Western Isles has been published in the Nursing Times this month with her... -
NHS Western Isles is Committed to Help Tackle the Climate Emergency
Published on 22 February 2023
NHS Western Isles has formed a new Sustainability Group to lead on the Board’s sustainability and environmental commitments and provide a platform for the management and promotion of these areas. NHS Scotland has released a new Climate Emergency and Sustainability Strategy...