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United to prevent suicide: NHS Western Isles welcomes Scotland's new approach to suicide prevention
Published on 10 September 2020
This week marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Week, running from Monday 7th September and including World Suicide Prevention Day on Thursday 10th September. This year’s theme for Suicide Prevention Week is ‘Talking Saves Lives’. At any one time around 1 in 25 people are contemplating... -
Avoiding Alcohol during Pregnancy
Published on 9 September 2020
International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day falls on 9 September 2020 and The Outer Hebrides Alcohol & Drug Partnership (ADP) and NHS Western Isles are using this opportunity to highlight the need to avoid drinking whilst pregnant. It... -
Face masks/coverings to be worn on entry to hospitals in the Western Isles
Published on 8 September 2020
NHS Western Isles is tomorrow (Wednesday) introducing new arrangements in terms of the use of face masks/coverings in hospitals. From tomorrow, in line with government guidance, face masks/coverings must be worn on entry to all three hospitals: Western Isles Hospital in... -
Additional venue for Community Treatment and Care Service
Published on 8 September 2020
From this week, NHS Western Isles is providing a range of Community Treatment and Care (CtaC) services from an additional venue in Stornoway. A range of services are now being provided at Western Isles Dental Centre on the Western Isles Hospital... -
No further positive cases of Covid-19 in the Western Isles
Published on 4 September 2020
NHS Western Isles can confirm that two individuals in the Western Isles received ‘false positive’ test results this week.Essentially, two individuals received positive results from the a mainland laboratory, which were re-tested through the NHS Western Isles laboratory and were... -
Walk the Hebrides this summer!
Published on 28 August 2020
Are you ready to walk the length of the Outer Hebrides over six weeks this summer? If so, this is your chance to join the NHS Western Isles’ step count challenge. You will cover 172 miles, tracking progress along a virtual...