NHS Western Isles: Statement on the suspension of flights to/from Inverness for a six week period

NHS Western Isles was informed by email at 4.15pm on Friday 3rd March that Loganair would be suspending services from Inverness to Stornoway and Benbecula, from 17th March, for a period of six weeks. Since the announcement, NHS staff have been...

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 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,...

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...

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...