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Winter Wellness: Reducing Risks Around Drugs
Published on 18 December 2025
Winter in the Outer Hebrides brings colder temperatures, longer nights and sometimes more time indoors. If you choose to use drugs, taking a few simple precautions can reduce harm and help keep you, and your community, safe. The Outer Hebrides... -
Hospital children receive kind hug of teddies
Published on 11 December 2025
Pictured with the donation at Western Isles Hospital is Janet McIntyre (Healthcare Assistant), Susan MacAulay (Emergency Department Manager/Emergency Nurse Practitioner) and Hannah MacDonald (Staff Nurse). Some children receiving treatment at local Emergency Departments will benefit from receiving their very own teddy bear, after... -
Flu Vaccine proven to reduce risk of serious illness
Published on 11 December 2025
NHS Western Isles is promoting recent findings from Public Health Scotland (PHS) which provides clear evidence that this year’s vaccine is working well in preventing severe flu. Within their findings, PHS states that so far this winter, children in Scotland are... -
NHS Western Isles rolls out the welcome mat (and the mince pies!) for the Scottish Ambulance Service Vaccination Bus
Published on 9 December 2025
NHS Western Isles is delighted to welcome a very special visitor to our islands – the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) Vaccination Bus! This mobile clinic has been touring remote and rural Scotland since 2021, and for the first time ever... -
Refurbishment works enhance the Kinloch Community Hub
Published on 9 December 2025
NHS Western Isles has provided Kinloch Historical Society £15,000 in capital grant funding to support refurbishment works at the Kinloch Community Hub. The Kinloch Community Hub is a vital focal point for a wide range of community activities in the Kinloch... -
Visitors asked to wear masks in hospital as cases of flu increase
Published on 8 December 2025
NHS Western Isles is requesting that all individuals visiting patients in hospitals across the Western Isles wear a face mask. This precautionary measure is being introduced to reduce the risk of infection and safeguard the health of both patients and...