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Dun Berisay Care Home
Published on 28 July 2021
NHS Western Isles and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar can confirm that the current number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Dun Berisay Care Home is 19. There are, at present, 11 residents and eight staff who have tested positive. Non-essential visiting continues... -
Dun Berisay Care Home
Published on 26 July 2021
NHS Western Isles and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have identified a number of cases of COVID-19 in the Dun Berisay Care Home in Stornoway. Test and Protect is underway and non-essential visiting has been suspended. The outbreak is currently affecting seven... -
NHS Western Isles launches First Contact Physiotherapy Service
Published on 15 July 2021
NHS Western Isles is delighted to announce the introduction of a new First Contact Physiotherapy Service. This means patients presenting to a GP practice with a Musculoskeletal (MSK) condition e.g. soft tissue, muscle and joint pain, may be assessed by a... -
Calling all Western Isles students returning home during the summer
Published on 15 July 2021
NHS Western Isles is calling on any students aged 18 or over who are returning home during the summer to contact us for a COVID vaccination appointment. Students who have not yet received their first dose of vaccine, or who are... -
Free LFD kits available across the Western Isles
Published on 14 July 2021
Free COVID-19 LFD self-test kits are now widely available for collection across the Western Isles. The kits are for use for people without any symptoms of COVID-19. NHS Test and Protect is making available lateral flow devices (LFD) for self-use for collection... -
Apomorphine Infusion Pump Training for West Team Community Nurses
Published on 13 July 2021
Staff from West Team Community Nurses recently received hands-on training from Angela Macleod, NHS Western Isles Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist, on the use of the Apomorphine Infusion Pump. Apomorphine is a type of treatment used to manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s...