Western Isles communities urged to mark Hogmanay safely at home with your own household

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  • Western Isles communities urged to mark Hogmanay safely at home with your own household

    NHS Western Isles is urging everyone across our communities to protect each other and our local NHS by staying home this Hogmanay to suppress coronavirus (COVID-19). First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today asked the nation to “stick with it and keep...

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  • Protection Levels and Visiting in Hospital

    As you will be aware, the Western Isles will be placed in Protection Level 3 from Boxing Day (December 26). This impacts on hospital visiting arrangements.    Arrangements for essential visiting, for those who fall into this category, will continue. Examples of essential...

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  • First COVID vaccinations in Barra

    Welcome news today as the COVID vaccination programme reached Barra. Pictured is the first person in Barra to receive the vaccination – Senior Charge Nurse, Mairi Campbell. Mairi was vaccinated by Community Midwife, Veronica Gordon. ...

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  • First for Uist as D.A. receives coronavirus vaccine

    Scottish Ambulance Service Paramedic D.A. MacInnes, has today become one of the first people on Uist to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. D.A., 54, received the Pfizer vaccination today in Uist & Barra Hospital on Benbecula with it being administered by NHS...

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  • Festive safety reminder from NHS Western Isles and Peat & Diesel

    As we near the festive break, NHS Western Isles and Peat & Diesel are reminding islanders to keep safe and avoid unnecessary risks, particularly in light of the recently announced holiday guidance from the Scottish Government. With strong evidence that the...

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  • Protect Scotland App now available to anyone aged 12 or over

    NHS Western Isles urges locals to download app to help stop the spread Young people living in the Outer Hebrides are being urged to join the fight against COVID-19 by downloading the Protect Scotland app. The free app is now available to...

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