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Healthcare

Remember GP surgeries will close for two periods over the holiday

Sunday, 21st December, 2008 | Healthcare, News | None

As For Argyll reported at the start of December, GPs all across Scotland will be closed

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Experienced senior mental health campaigner resigns over declining services around Oban’s One Step Up

Friday, 19th December, 2008 | Community News, Healthcare, Local Government | None

Laurence Nugent, a long-time campaigner for mental health provision in Argyll has resigned as a Director of ACUMEN - Argyll & Clyde United in Mental Health. He is also a member of Oban Mental Health Forum, and was previously Chair…

NHS Scotland to close all GP surgeries for two four-day periods over Christmas and Hogmanay

Tuesday, 2nd December, 2008 | Healthcare, News | One

GPs all across Scotland will be closed from 6.00pm on Christmas Eve, re-opening from 29th December to 31st December, then closing for a second four day period from 1st January 2009.

Tim Davidson, head of winter planning for Scotland’s health boards…

Resignation of NHS Scotland procurement manager responsible for BT contract under EC investigation

Thursday, 20th November, 2008 | Business, Healthcare, News | None

Following For Argyll’s earlier report that the EC was investigating NHS Scotland’s contract with BT for hospital network services, there has been a major development in the case. Michael Healy, Director of National Procurement for NHS division, National Services Scotland (NSS)…

NHS Highland gets closer to waiting time targets for cancer cases

Wednesday, 19th November, 2008 | Healthcare, News | None

NHS Highland, the health authority responsible for Argyll and Bute, has reported that, between April and June 2008, over 95% of patients referred as urgent by their GP were treated within the target of 62 days. 85% of breast cancer patients were…

Islay & Jura residents’ ideas wanted on how their local health services should be provided

Saturday, 15th November, 2008 | Community News, Healthcare, Local Government | None

Residents of Islay ad Jura are being asked to say how they think health services to their islands should be provided. Local doctors, nurses, ambulance staff and surgery staff are all contributing their ideas. Argyll & Bute Community Health Partnership…

Bag it and Bin it for World Toilet Day - 19th November

Tuesday, 11th November, 2008 | Healthcare, News | None

This is one of those worthy initiatives that the schoolchild in all of us makes it hard to talk about with a straight face. When a Press Release arrived from Scottish Water announcing World Toilet Day and its own Bag…

Nicola Sturgeon to set up Infection Inspectors for random hospital checks

Tuesday, 11th November, 2008 | Healthcare, News | None

Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon announced today that she is setting up a team of inspectors to ensure that hospitals maintain and win the fight against infections acquires in hospital - such as the potentially lethal MRSA and Clostridium Difficile.

These…

New four-wheel drive ambulance for Tiree

Thursday, 6th November, 2008 | Community News, Healthcare, Transport | None

Tiree been given its first ever new ambulance by the Scottish Ambulance Service and it’s designed particularly for use in remote places. So its a four-wheel drive able to get into difficult locations. This means it has to be on…

Isle of Luing emergency medical cover under threat

Tuesday, 4th November, 2008 | Community News, Healthcare, Transport | None

A change in the working conditions of the crew of the ferry to Argyll’s Isle of Luing means that, since this weekend, the service is not available round the clock. This, in turn, means that emergency medical cover for the…