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NHS Western Isles commissions digital mental health service ‘Kooth’
Published on 15 December 2021
Free, confidential and easy to access to mental health support Available to 11-25 year olds, with no referrals or thresholds to meet Kooth, the UK’s leading digital mental health platform, has been commissioned by NHS Western Isles to provide children and young people, aged between... -
Western Isles Hospital awarded ‘Most Improved Hospital’ for Hip Fracture Care
Published on 15 December 2021
Western Isles Hospital has been presented with a Hip Fracture Care Awardfor Most Improved Hospital in Scotland against the Hip Fracture Standards of Care. Hip Fracture patients are amongst the frailest and most vulnerable of all emergency hospital admissions. By adhering to... -
Everyone aged 18 or over in the Western Isles eligible for the COVID booster
Published on 14 December 2021
NHS Western Isles extended the offer of the COVID booster to everyone aged 18 and over in the Western Isles at the weekend. That means that anyone in that age group can now attend a drop-in clinic for their COVID... -
Restrictions to hospital visiting arrangements in the Western Isles
Published on 14 December 2021
New visiting arrangements are now in place in all hospitals in the Western Isles, to help protect local hospital services and to prevent the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to inpatients and staff. As a result of the current risks associated with the... -
Young people aged 16 and 17 in the Western Isles now eligible for a second dose of the COVID vaccine
Published on 1 December 2021
Those aged 16 and 17 in the Western Isles are now eligible for both a first and second dose of the COVID vaccine in the Western Isles. Those aged 16 and 17 years old living in the Western Isles are... -
Mass vaccination clinics this weekend
Published on 30 November 2021
NHS Western Isles is holding a range of Mass Vaccination Clinics this weekend across the Western Isles. Three COVID booster and Flu Drop-in Clinics will be held on Friday 3, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 December in the Dark Island Hotel...