Mental health ward at Migdale Hospital closed to new admissions amid staffing crisis
A ward which houses elderly mental health patients at a Highland hospital has been closed to new admissions amid a staffing crisis.
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£11m blackhole in adult social care highlighted in leaked NHS Highland letter
Health chiefs have issued a stark warning of an £11 million funding black hole in delivering adult social care in the Highlands.
Concern over NHS Highland’s £1 million spend on consultants to sort out its troubled finances
Scotland’s public spending watchdog said she understood concerns over NHS Highland's decision to spend £1 million on consultants in a bid to sort out its troubled finances.
Flu vaccination delays for Highland school children
Primary school flu vaccinations in Highland have been postponed due to the UK-wide delay in the delivery of the vaccine.
NHS Highland apologises for 78-week waits for surgery
NHS Highland patients needing orthopaedic surgery can wait up to 78 weeks for a routine operation, the health board has admitted.
Watchdog upholds psychiatric patient’s complaints against NHS Highland
A watchdog has heavily criticised NHS Highland’s handling of the care of a psychiatric patient – a victim of the Cyril Smith-linked paedophile ring – who waited five years for treatment.
End to gruelling kidney dialysis trips is not soon enough, say patients
The "intolerable" three-times-a-week trips of hundreds of miles for life-saving kidney dialysis treatment for islanders and wets Highlanders are to come to an end.
NHS Highland must take urgent action to tackle series of challenges
NHS Highland must make urgent changes to deal with its “complex” problems, including a failure to make multi-million pound savings, staff shortages and bullying.
Would-be patients urged to consider other options before going to Raigmore Hospital after surge in admissions
Health bosses have issued a plea to would-be patients to consider other options before going to Raigmore Hospital after a surge in admissions puts strain on the service.
NHS Highland apologises for ‘mis-information’ sent to politicians over accommodation care of former child abuse victim
NHS Highland has apologised to a victim of the Cyril Smith-linked paedophile ring – admitting it provided “mis-information” to seven politicians over the handling of his accommodation care.
Care home owner concedes ‘it’s the end of Elmgrove’ as Care Inspectorate moves to revoke licence
The owner of a care home threatened with having its licence revoked has conceded “it’s the end” of the health care facility following a damming report from the Care Inspectorate.
Public to be consulted over future of Dornie care facility
Members of the public are being encouraged by NHS Highland to attend consultation events to discuss the future of the Airdferry Resource Centre in Dornie.
‘Serious risk to the life, health and wellbeing of residents’ – Care inspectorate to take Inverness care home to court to have registration removed
A health watchdog is moving to revoke the registration of an Inverness care home in court after serious failings were found which presented “serious risk" to the "life, health and wellbeing" of its 24 residents.
Caithness mother left in ‘excruciating pain’ for two days after travelling to Inverness for birth
A Caithness mum says she was left in excruciating pain after travelling 100 miles from Wick to Inverness to give birth.
Bosses cut back on expenses claims at north councils and health boards
The top council and NHS officials in the north and north-east slashed their total expenses bill by more than £11,000 last year.
Winter death rates fall one year after ‘staggering’ spike
The number of "winter deaths" plummeted in the north and north-east last year as the area bounced back from a "staggering" spike in fatalities in 2017/18.
NHS Highland board appoints vice chairwoman
The incoming NHS Highland vice chairwoman says "best possible healthcare" is top of the agenda.
More north and north-east women urged to come forward for breast cancer screening
Women are being urged to come forward to be screened for breast cancer, despite new figures showing those in the north and north-east of Scotland are the most likely to do so.
NHS Highland seeks new board leader
Scandal-hit NHS Highland is seeking someone to permanently lead the health authority.
Pioneering radiotherapy for NHS Highland
A form of radiotherapy which does not require tattoos for breast cancer patients is being pioneered by NHS Highland.
Call for Government-led inquiry into NHS Highland HIV data breach scandal
An HIV patient is calling for a Government inquiry into an NHS Highland data breach that revealed details of 37 people with the illness.
Caithness health campaigners poll for protest march
Health campaigners in Caithness are polling the public on staging a protest march against the latest NHS Highland cuts.
Health board invests in electric vehicles to keep planet healthy
NHS Highland has added more electric vehicles to its fleet.
Probe into NHS Highland HIV data breach revealed
Group emails to patients of NHS Highland’s sexual health department have stopped indefinitely after a shocking data breach exposed confidential names and email addresses of 37 people with HIV.
‘Yet again the people of Caithness are being treated like second class citizens’: Chat hit out as services to be reduced at Caithness General
The Caithness Health Action Team (Chat) have hit out at NHS Highland after it emerged yesterday that services at the Ambulatory Care Unit of the Caithness General Hospital are to be reduced amid “significant staffing pressures”.
Nurses to deliver flu jabs in two Easter Ross towns as part of vaccination pilot
NHS Highland is trialling new ways of delivering flu vaccinations, starting with a pilot scheme in Alness and Invergordon next week.
Concerns after eye scanner service moved from Caithness General to Raigmore Hospital
Health campaigners are up in arms over another service which they claim has been lost from Caithness General.
NHS Highland accused of trying to stifle debate on changes to the maternity service in the far north
NHS Highland is being accused of seeking to stifle debate on changes to the maternity service in the far north at a forthcoming series of public forums.
Finance experts identify £20m savings within NHS Highland in six months
A team of finance experts recruited for an undisclosed sum by cash-strapped NHS Highland have found almost £20million in savings.
NHS Highland implements ‘process of restitution and healing’ for bullying victims
A “single process for restitution and healing” for victims of bullying and harassment within NHS Highland are to be dealt with on a “case by case basis” – but no financial settlements have yet been agreed.
More than half of NHS Highland workers didn’t get flu jab
Less than half of NHS Highland workers were vaccinated against the potentially deadly winter flu virus last year – “posing some degree of risk to patients and colleagues”, health bosses have warned.
NHS Highland and Western Isles top bed-blocking table
Health chiefs in the Highlands and islands have been urged to tackle bed blocking after statistics indicated they had the country's highest rates of delayed discharge.