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Coronavirus (Covid-19) information for the public
Published on 4 March 2020
Communities across the Western Isles will be aware from the widespread media coverage, of the spread of the new coronavirus infection called Covid-19. This virus has spread from China to many different countries, including Scotland. Almost all of the people... -
Coronavirus preparation praised
Published on 17 February 2020
CMO thanks NHS staff Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer has praised the preparations of NHS and frontline health workers in responding to the increased pressures during the global outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Catherine Calderwood also thanked members of the public for following... -
Get Me Talking: promoting language development in young children
Published on 20 January 2020
Event showcasing the Get Me Talking programme, are Katie MacDonald, Early Years Support Officer; Careen Laird, Occupational Therapist; Ashley Mackay, Speech and Language Therapist; and Sally Kane, Education Psychologist. An innovative new language development programme for young ... -
Women are urged ‘Don’t get scared, get screened’: Breast screening is back in the Western Isles in 2020
Published on 20 January 2020
If you’re a woman over 50, the combination of checking your breasts and attending your regular breast screening appointments gives you the best chance of being diagnosed early – and surviving – breast cancer. In the last round of screening across... -
Cervical screening saves lives
Published on 20 January 2020
Cervical Cancer Awareness Week 2020 This week is Cervical Cancer Awareness Week (20th January – 26th January 2020) and NHS Western Isles is taking the opportunity to remind communities across the Western Isles that cervical screening saves lives. Cervical screening (also known... -
Health Board confirms decision on Barra and Vatersay Community Campus
Published on 18 December 2019
At a special private meeting of Western Isles Health Board on November 27, 2019, Board members reviewed and discussed the Feasibility Study in relation to the Barra and Vatersay Community Campus. Four options were considered as part of the study. Option 1A:...