Immunisation Champions in Primary Schools

Following the success of last year’s pilot project in Uist and Barra primary schools, the School Immunisation Champions initiative was expanded this year to include schools in Lewis and Harris. The project, created by Isabell MacInnes, Health Protection and Screening Nurse...

NHS Western Isles is inviting anyone with a learning disability aged 16 and over for their free Annual Health Check.   The health checks are aimed at helping spot undiagnosed conditions early, which are then often easier to treat and may even...

Laxdale residents are benefiting from new Games Hall flooring at their recently renovated Laxdale Hall, due to a £15,000 Capital Grant from NHS Western Isles to the Laxdale Community Association (LCA). Previously, the LCA successfully secured over £600,000 funding from a...

At NHS Western Isles, we’re proud to shine a light on the staff who are helping shape safer, more effective, and person-centred care. One of those people is Margaret Macleod, our Quality Improvement (QI) Coordinator Nurse, whose journey from Staff...

Challenge Poverty Week returns this October (6th – 12th), with events taking place across Scotland to shine a spotlight on the issues affecting communities. NHS Western Isles’ Public Health Department and Comhlaire nan Eilean Siar’s Adult Learning Department are hosting a...