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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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.


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