Health

National Care Service later – care now

Care home closures and chronic staff shortages are leaving hundreds of Highland patients without appropriate care.

Life-saver is installed at Russwood, Newtonmore

THE NEWLY elected SNP leader and health secretary Humza Yousaf is being urged to review maternity services in the north of Scotland.

NHS Highland chief executive Pam Dudek believes the £48 million National Treatment Centre will attract medical professionals to the region.

NHS Highland has given a sneak peak inside its new National Treatment Centre – and the public will get their own chance to tour it before it opens.

REDUCED NHS waiting times in the Highlands will a big benefit from the opening of a new £48 million treatment centre, say health chiefs.

THE new National Treatment Centre in Inverness will open its doors to the public next month for a first look at the state-of-the-art facility.

The latest figures show an improving picture for Highland patients in need of mental health support.

MSP Edward Mountain today challenged Scotland’s health secretary to support his campaign for a brand-new acute general hospital for the Highlands

The campaign encourages people in Scotland to make appropriate use of NHS services

Waiting times for young people to see a mental health specialist in the Highlands are reducing – although some are waiting more than three years.

A ward at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness has now reopened after being closed to an outbreak of scabies.

A ward at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness remains closed to new admissions due to an outbreak of scabies.

Healthcare was among the major topics at the Inverness Courier Leadership Debate.

Four in five said to have voted for deal

A new fund for green health projects in the Highlands is now open for applications.

Mr Kent has travelled to war and disaster zones in order to lend his medical expertise to those in need.

She said: 'Early diagnosis saves lives, so please, if you are putting off making an appointment, don’t.'

A HIGHLAND charity couriering vital medical supplies across the region was named Charitable Organisation of the Year at the Highland Heroes.