NHS Highland has confirmed that it is having to make efficiency savings of around £36 million over three years. Its Chair, Gary Coutts says that the amount is a ‘very, very small bit’ of NHS Highland’s budget and that this…
Twenty three Scottish Councils were today said to be struggling to make their budgets meet the Scottish Government’s requirement for them to provide free school meals. Some councils have declared themselves quite unable to do so.
Since Argyll and Bute did…
NHS HIghland is upgrading and remodelling in-patient areas at Oban’s Lorn and the Islands Hospital. It has been announced that Oban Hospice Ltd and the Friends of Oban Ospice are jointly to help fund a hospice area within the redesigned…
NHS National Services Scotland, the procurement agency for NHS Scotland, awarded a three year contract to BT for the supplying a new telephone network system for the service. This includes all lines, exchanges, contact centres, calls and maintenance for all…
A service for emergency evacuation and transfer of critically ill patients is an essential part of our healthcare provision. It has long been clear that immediate medical attention on the ground can contribute powerfully to survival rates. The facility for…
Scottish Water and NHS Highland are advising Tobermory folk to boil water before using it for food preparation and drinking. This applies only to people living in the 360 properties in Tobermory which lost their water supply with the burst…
A public meeting on th eIsle of Colonsay on Wednesday night (8th October, Village Hall, 6.30pm) between islanders and representatives of NHS Highland, Scottish Centre for Telehealth and Time Banking will explore ways in which the island may play a…
First Minister, Alex Salmond, objects absoutely to the growing of GM crops in Scotland. Environment Minister, Michael Russell has said: ‘We are not prepared to have trials of GM crops take place and we are not interested in GM cultivation.
Earlier…
The Care Commission is responsible for monitoring provision for the elderly, both in care homes and in support services. It has the authority to issue ‘requirements’ - notifications of specific improvements it requires to be made. Its latest statistics show…
A £1.8 million development at Craighouse on Jura, after its first year of operation, has been officially opened by Communities Minister, Stewart Maxwell. It will provide residential and nursing care for elderly folk on the island who can now stay…
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