Health

NHS Highland is forecast to overspend by £50 million in the latest projections discussed on Tuesday.

The Mikeysline ambassadors used one of the Highlands’ biggest stages to raise awareness of the charity’s vital work.

An Inverness care worker has been struck off after committing a shocking catalogue of crimes while also placing vulnerable patients at risk.

Highland MP Angus MacDonald wants an emergency visit from the Scottish health minister after an Inverness medical centre’s a block on new patients.

Two medical practices in a rapidly-growing area of Inverness are to stop accepting new patients amid concerns over pressure of numbers.

An epic charity motorbike challenge is stopping at every lifeboat station in the far north to raise funds for good causes.

A social care worker who made a "racist gesture" on a TikTok live stream has had a 12-month warning put on her record.

Problems include a ‘no documentation or scrutiny of the whole discharge planning’ process and a lack of review leading to ‘significant cost impacts’.

New air ambulances with better ranges and performance are being promised after the latest contract to provide the vital service was awarded.

Fundraisers inspired by a little boy who lost his life to a rare form of muscular dystrophy will host a fourth fundraiser for bereaved families.

Cyclists and spin bike enthusiasts are being encouraged to join an “epic indoor challenge” for charity at the Eastgate Shopping Centre next weekend.

Two children were saved by an off-duty lifeguard after getting caught in a rip tide while bodyboarding from a Highland beach earlier this month.

The warning follows from an inquiry which reveals a report of the “horrific” crime was made to the police in relation to the 2022 event.

Scottish Labour says ‘This is what privatisation looks like – those who can, pay for a private dentist; those who can’t, suffer’

It is believed the man was carrying out duties in Inverness under a false name.

Highland Hospice's chief executive Kenny Steele believes we should be doing all we can to enable home care at the end of life:

The findings show that 42 per cent of respondents believe economic prosperity ranks above the NHS in Scotland.

When we look at takeaways, we need to remember that we often have no idea what ingredients are included, says our columnist.

A ‘brave’ schoolboy has raised awareness for hidden health issues.

In the first adjournment debate of new the parliament, he said: ‘17 years of centralisation has wreaked havoc on my part of the world’.