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Care home is rated as ‘very good’

Care home is rated as ‘very good’

Care home is rated as ‘very good’

02 May 2022

An Inverness care home for people with disabilities has received a “very good” rating after a visit from the Care Inspectorate.


Teenager battling incurable cancer will fulfil her 'bucket list' thanks to generosity of friends and strangers

Teenager battling incurable cancer will fulfil her 'bucket list' thanks to generosity of friends and strangers

Teenager battling incurable cancer will fulfil her 'bucket list' thanks to generosity of friends and strangers

29 April 2022

Maisie Fraser (18), who lives in the Hilton area of Inverness, was diagnosed with rare and incurable liver cancer in 2020.


Spring Booster clinics for the Drumnadrochit area

Spring Booster clinics for the Drumnadrochit area

Spring Booster clinics for the Drumnadrochit area

29 April 2022

Patients living in the Drumnadrochit area are being given the option to have their spring booster administered more locally.


MSP shares powerful personal message of his own bowel cancer

MSP shares powerful personal message of his own bowel cancer

MSP shares powerful personal message of his own bowel cancer

28 April 2022

A Highlands and Islands MSP Edward Mountain has shared his own personal experiences of his ongoing bowel cancer treatment.


Inverness dental practice sold

Inverness dental practice sold

Inverness dental practice sold

28 April 2022

Castle House Dental Practice in Inverness has been sold to Scottish Dental Care


Defibrillator at Brackla Distillery

Defibrillator at Brackla Distillery

Defibrillator at Brackla Distillery

27 April 2022

A heart defibrillator has been provided at Brackla Distillery near Nairn for the community.


Spring Covid-19 booster campaign in the Highlands

Spring Covid-19 booster campaign in the Highlands

Spring Covid-19 booster campaign in the Highlands

27 April 2022

The spring booster campaign is continuing across the NHS Highland area with more clinics added for the month of May.


Nairn Covid jag venue switch row

Nairn Covid jag venue switch row

Nairn Covid jag venue switch row

26 April 2022

Nairn community councils protest to NHS Highland about switching Covid jags from Nairn Hospital to Community and Arts Centre.


Poll: Do you agree with Highland Council's decision not to ban Strip Clubs in the region?

Poll: Do you agree with Highland Council's decision not to ban Strip Clubs in the region?

Poll: Do you agree with Highland Council's decision not to ban Strip Clubs in the region?

26 April 2022

Some organisations didn't want any but the dancers were sidelined


Scotland's national clinical director visits Inverness

Scotland's national clinical director visits Inverness

Scotland's national clinical director visits Inverness

26 April 2022

NHS Highland has welcomed the national clinical director, Professor Jason Leitch, to Inverness.


Highland MSP seeks reassurances as 44,000 people are set to switch disability benefits

Highland MSP seeks reassurances as 44,000 people are set to switch disability benefits

Highland MSP seeks reassurances as 44,000 people are set to switch disability benefits

25 April 2022

Emma Roddick says 'as a disabled person myself, I know what it’s like to feel non-secure'


MSP Rhoda Grant: Health Secretary must listen to maternity services campaigners

MSP Rhoda Grant: Health Secretary must listen to maternity services campaigners

MSP Rhoda Grant: Health Secretary must listen to maternity services campaigners

23 April 2022

She says 'the question remains' if the government will return those services back to Wick


NHS Highland health and care system remains under extreme pressure

NHS Highland health and care system remains under extreme pressure

NHS Highland health and care system remains under extreme pressure

23 April 2022

Health and social care across Highland, Argyll and Bute remains under significant pressure, according to NHS Highland.


ASK THE DOC: ‘Any tips for my hay fever?’

ASK THE DOC: ‘Any tips for my hay fever?’

ASK THE DOC: ‘Any tips for my hay fever?’

23 April 2022

Dr Laura Ryan, NHS 24’s medical director, answers readers' health questions.


Raigmore Hospital car park barrier system to be operational by June

Raigmore Hospital car park barrier system to be operational by June

Raigmore Hospital car park barrier system to be operational by June

22 April 2022

MSP Edward Mountain called for it to be 'introduced sooner rather than later' to free up more spaces


Health in focus at exhibition

Health in focus at exhibition

Health in focus at exhibition

21 April 2022

A new exhibition highlighting health care and history has opened at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery.


Highland MSP Edward Mountain 'horrified' at Raigmore Hospital Car Park congestion

Highland MSP Edward Mountain 'horrified' at Raigmore Hospital Car Park congestion

Highland MSP Edward Mountain 'horrified' at Raigmore Hospital Car Park congestion

20 April 2022

He now calls on NHS Highland NHS Highland to finally get the barrier system working


Inverness woman's tremor petition heard again

Inverness woman's tremor petition heard again

Inverness woman's tremor petition heard again

20 April 2022

An Inverness woman's petition for improved treatment for the medical condition essential tremor, has been before a Scottish Parliament committee.


Hospital ward reopens after norovirus outbreak but another remains closed due to coronavirus

Hospital ward reopens after norovirus outbreak but another remains closed due to coronavirus

Hospital ward reopens after norovirus outbreak but another remains closed due to coronavirus

20 April 2022

Health bosses have reopened a ward at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness after it was closed to new admissions due to an outbreak of norovirus.


Black Isle care home hit by "significant" Covid outbreak

Black Isle care home hit by "significant" Covid outbreak

Black Isle care home hit by "significant" Covid outbreak

19 April 2022

A Black Isle nursing home has been hit by a “significant” wave of Covid-related staff absences in the last fortnight.


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