Refill and reuse: how 25p is reducing single-use cup waste in NHS Western Isles

Around 24,000 fewer single-use cups have been thrown away over a six month period, and £4,500 has been saved, as a result of an initiative introduced by NHS Western Isles in June 2025.

In June 2025, in a move...

Gordon Jamieson, NHS Western Isles with Stephen Moar, Stornoway Golf Club.

The popular sport of golf will be more accessible to senior golfers in the Western Isles, as a result of a £20,000 capital grant from NHS Western Isles, to...

Jo and Iona with some of the Maternity Unit staff and Grazyna Stanczuk, Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Iona Morrison and Joanna (Jo) Macdonald have raised a remarkable £3689.55 (£3,563.27 donated after Just Giving fees) for Western Isles Maternity Services after completing...

Pictured L-R: Sonia Smith, Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, Gillian McCannon, NHS Western Isles Chair, and David Alldred, Team Leader (Peer). 

In support of essential local mental health services, NHS Western Isles has awarded £18,000 in capital grant funding to Penumbra Mental...

With vomiting, diarrhoea and respiratory illness (flu-like symptoms) continuing to circulate in the community, NHS Western Isles is advising those with the illness to stay at home for 48 hours to prevent the illness spreading.

Diarrhoea and vomiting are...