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Green light for Inverness grassroots youth, community and women’s football venture

Green light for Inverness grassroots youth, community and women’s football venture

Green light for Inverness grassroots youth, community and women’s football venture

14 October 2024

Ambitious moves to create a purpose-built base for women’s, youth and community football in Inverness have been given the green light by planners.


‘I struggled with the diagnosis more than I thought I would’

‘I struggled with the diagnosis more than I thought I would’

‘I struggled with the diagnosis more than I thought I would’

13 October 2024

Dopamine Dolls co-founder Ashley Hope shares her experience of getting an ADHD diagnosis during the condition’s awareness month.


NHS HIGHLAND: Drugs and alcohol stats are grim, so what can we do?

NHS HIGHLAND: Drugs and alcohol stats are grim, so what can we do?

NHS HIGHLAND: Drugs and alcohol stats are grim, so what can we do?

12 October 2024

As well as dealing with the immediate effects of drugs and alcohol we should support the efforts to tackle the underlying causes, says our columnist.


A&E target missed at Raigmore in August leaving 1200 patients waiting

A&E target missed at Raigmore in August leaving 1200 patients waiting

A&E target missed at Raigmore in August leaving 1200 patients waiting

11 October 2024

NHS Highland missed the Scottish Government’s 95 per cent target with just under 40% of patients waiting more than four hours.


Flea infestation closes Merkinch Primary School after outbreak in nursery

Flea infestation closes Merkinch Primary School after outbreak in nursery

Flea infestation closes Merkinch Primary School after outbreak in nursery

11 October 2024

Highland Council confirms specialist contractors will be called in to deal with bugs with parts of the rest of the school also being treated.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Raigmore Hospital is like a top-class hotel where you're attended to round the clock

COLIN CAMPBELL: Raigmore Hospital is like a top-class hotel where you're attended to round the clock

COLIN CAMPBELL: Raigmore Hospital is like a top-class hotel where you're attended to round the clock

10 October 2024

NHS bill climbs higher after a sudden spell in Raigmore for our columnist.


Inverness Samaritans aim to raise awareness of service with Dawn Walk for World Mental Health Day

Inverness Samaritans aim to raise awareness of service with Dawn Walk for World Mental Health Day

Inverness Samaritans aim to raise awareness of service with Dawn Walk for World Mental Health Day

10 October 2024

The walk is planned to take place next Saturday, October 12.


Highland MSPs lock horns over NHS Scotland’s £35 million bill for psychiatric locums

Highland MSPs lock horns over NHS Scotland’s £35 million bill for psychiatric locums

Highland MSPs lock horns over NHS Scotland’s £35 million bill for psychiatric locums

09 October 2024

Health minister Maree Todd admits to Edward Mountain that rural areas suffer from a real lack of staff.


Success of Silver Sunday event aimed at tackling social isolation is hailed

Success of Silver Sunday event aimed at tackling social isolation is hailed

Success of Silver Sunday event aimed at tackling social isolation is hailed

08 October 2024

Delighted organisers have hailed the success of a special event aimed at bringing older people together and combating loneliness.


EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Delayed discharge in the Highlands is almost three times worse than nationally

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Delayed discharge in the Highlands is almost three times worse than nationally

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Delayed discharge in the Highlands is almost three times worse than nationally

08 October 2024

He says ‘the SNP government has spent every one of its 17 years in power trying and failing to address the issue of delayed discharge’.


Highland patients spent 352,000 excess days in hospital due to delayed discharge

Highland patients spent 352,000 excess days in hospital due to delayed discharge

Highland patients spent 352,000 excess days in hospital due to delayed discharge

08 October 2024

The proportion of those stranded in hospital in the Highlands even outstripped Glasgow with double the population.


PICTURES: Art exhibition in Inverness aims to make mental health as an issue more visible

PICTURES: Art exhibition in Inverness aims to make mental health as an issue more visible

PICTURES: Art exhibition in Inverness aims to make mental health as an issue more visible

06 October 2024

Artwork aimed at making mental health as an issue more visible has been unveiled at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness.


VIDEO + INTERVIEW: Former badminton world champion challenges NHS Highland on ‘abysmal’ care causing agony and distress for amputees

VIDEO + INTERVIEW: Former badminton world champion challenges NHS Highland on ‘abysmal’ care causing agony and distress for amputees

VIDEO + INTERVIEW: Former badminton world champion challenges NHS Highland on ‘abysmal’ care causing agony and distress for amputees

06 October 2024

An amputee who became a world para badminton champion is seeking to expose the dire state of NHS Highland’s prosthetics service.


NHS HIGHLAND: We can only fix things that go wrong if we know about them

NHS HIGHLAND: We can only fix things that go wrong if we know about them

NHS HIGHLAND: We can only fix things that go wrong if we know about them

05 October 2024

We welcome feedback and want to have the chance to put things right as quickly as possible, says our columnist.


‘Excellent’ evaluation for SNAP Inverness after unplanned visit from Care Inspectorate

‘Excellent’ evaluation for SNAP Inverness after unplanned visit from Care Inspectorate

‘Excellent’ evaluation for SNAP Inverness after unplanned visit from Care Inspectorate

05 October 2024

The Inverness-based charity received a maximum score of six in two evaluation areas.


10 quirky Highland adventures to try this autumn!

10 quirky Highland adventures to try this autumn!

10 quirky Highland adventures to try this autumn!

05 October 2024

The leaves may have started falling and the temperature is getting cooler, but there’s still plenty to do around the Highlands during the autumn.


ANGUS MACDONALD: Here’s a plan to solve Highland care crisis - ignore at your peril

ANGUS MACDONALD: Here’s a plan to solve Highland care crisis - ignore at your peril

ANGUS MACDONALD: Here’s a plan to solve Highland care crisis - ignore at your peril

04 October 2024

Highland Council and NHS Highland must never let an existing care home close, says our MP.


Retirement home set to close after running for two years half empty

Retirement home set to close after running for two years half empty

Retirement home set to close after running for two years half empty

04 October 2024

A shared housing complex for elderly people in Nairn is set to close its doors after two years “running at a loss”.


COLIN CAMPBELL: New signals from NHS that numbers aren't adding up

COLIN CAMPBELL: New signals from NHS that numbers aren't adding up

COLIN CAMPBELL: New signals from NHS that numbers aren't adding up

03 October 2024

The financial numbers game is becoming much more of a feature of healthcare and treatment, except it's no game, says our columnist.


PICTURES: Inverness firefighters raise awareness of job’s cancer risk while helping Macmillan

PICTURES: Inverness firefighters raise awareness of job’s cancer risk while helping Macmillan

PICTURES: Inverness firefighters raise awareness of job’s cancer risk while helping Macmillan

02 October 2024

A charity event in Inverness has highlighted pioneering measures to save firefighters' lives as well as raising funds for a deserving cause.


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