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Pictured L-R: Christeen MacDonald, The Barn Manager, Claire Smith, The Shed and Barn Chairperson, Colum Durkan, Director of Public Health, NHS Western Isles, and Rev. Tommy Macneil, Team Leader of The Shed Project and The Barn Family Centre. NHS Western Isles...

NHS Western Isles is pleased to provide a further update on progress with the development of the new MRI service at the Western Isles Hospital. The project has now successfully moved from the design phase into the main construction phase. This...

A new health promotion campaign, Back to Basics, is being launched across the Western Isles to remind people of the simple, everyday building blocks that support good health and wellbeing. The campaign focuses on clear, practical information that many of us have...

A new primary care ‘walk in’ service will open in Benbecula in late March, aimed at increasing access to same day unscheduled care for both island residents and the growing number of visitors across the Western Isles. This service, developed in...

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 to reduce...