Health

“People just like you and me - save lives every day without even knowing we’re doing it. That’s because we’re blood donors,” says our columnist.

Very Good all round for the Wade Centre in Kingussie

Scotland reaches target for the first time as wellbeing minister and far north MSP Maree Todd hails ‘encouraging’ figures.

NHS Highland says it is routine to test for the Legionella bacteria in water contamination cases.

Leading Highland charities have joined forces in a bid to enhance disability services in the region.

But despite being ordered to make a number of improvements - including on infection outbreak reporting - the inspectors also reported many strengths.

Local authorities such as Highland Council are being called upon to review ASL provision processes.

Moving Raigmore Hospital’s mailroom to the Longman is “hard to justify” and “robust steps must be taken” to prevent impacts on tests, an MSP has said.

Trading standards have seized a significant quantity of illicit tobacco products from a retailer in the Highlands, the local authority has announced.

‘Shambolic’ Raigmore Hospital staff shortages left a man traumatised after waiting two months for urgent surgery to tackle a life-and-death condition.

NHS Highland shared that there has been “potential risk of contamination” to the hot water supply in the tower block of Raigmore Hospital.

New major health study is seeking Highland volunteers

Delighted organisers of a charity fashion show have hailed the “inspirational models” after the latest Catwalk for a Cause raised £78,000 & counting!

A couple who have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for The Archie Foundation have been appointed as patrons of the charity.

The high level of support provided to breastfeeding mothers in the Highlands has been recognised with a gold award.

Vaccinations in the Highlands are set to partially return to be delivered from GP practices, it has been announced.

It is considered one of the worst examples in Scotland of a patient fit to go home but cannot because of a lack of care.

A GP surgery failed to immediately refer a patient to hospital over "highly abnormal" heart readings just hours before they died of a stroke.

Labour MSP Rhoda Grant was told £200m to be spent on the issue and there are weekly meetings looking at the crisis.

The Scottish Government said yesterday vaccination services removed from GPs to be delivered at health board level will return to local doctors.