International Nurses Day: A Return to Practice

A Return to Practice: “I soon remembered why I had loved nursing and was very thankful to be back”

By Christina Mackay, Staff Nurse, Medical 2, who completed a Return to Practice in 2023

I trained as a nurse...

NHS Western Isles is delighted to launch its new resource to address and support continence in children and young people, ‘Promoting a Healthy Bladder and Bowel’.

The resource is the culmination of work by a wide range of NHS...

NHS Western Isles is launching a new Summer Student Recruitment Campaign, offering students the opportunity to work for the local NHS over the summer months, to gain valuable first-hand experience, whilst also making money.

This is an opportunity to...

Osapadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh is back to normal working arrangements today following an outbreak of COVID-19. 

The restricted visiting arrangements in place have now been lifted and are as outlined on the NHS Western Isles website: visiting hours are 2pm...

Residents in care homes for older adults are the first to receive their spring COVID-19 booster as the latest stage of the national vaccination programme gets underway.  

Following recent advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI),...