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Get active with Walk on Hebrides!
Published on 4 June 2021
Keeping healthy during COVID restrictions has been challenging and it is more important than ever for everyone to get more active.
Walking is one of the easiest ways to get active, and has many health, social and environmental benefits. ...
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Celebrating Volunteers Week
Published on 3 June 2021
Message from Gillian McCannon, NHS Western Isles Interim Chair
It has been two years since I attended a face-to-face event to celebrate the wonderful volunteers that support NHS Western Isles. At that time, I was touched by their devotion...
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Temporary visiting restrictions at Western Isles Hospital
Published on 1 June 2021
From today (Tuesday, June 1) visiting at Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway will be restricted to Essential Visiting only as a temporary measure.
NHS Western Isles would like to apologise for any inconvenience or upset caused as a result of...
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Don’t let lung cancer make itself at home
Published on 31 May 2021
NHS Western Isles backs new Scottish Government campaign urging people not to ignore potential symptoms
NHS Western Isles today highlighted the importance of getting potential lung cancer symptoms checked, as a bold national Detect Cancer Early campaign gets underway.
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NHS Western Isles launches Absent Friends Project
Published on 31 May 2021
Most people experience grief when they lose something or someone important to them. It is natural to feel sad, depressed, worried or angry. Everyone reacts differently in their own way and there is no right or wrong way to...
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Working smarter to detect cardiac issues in the Western Isles
Published on 28 May 2021
Mobile Smartphone Device Detects Abnormal Heart rhythm In Podiatry Patients – Potentially Helping To Prevent Strokes.
A unique collaboration between three NHS Western Isles teams has recently been launched, to improve the detection of abnormal heart rhythms in patients...