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Mikeysline to run free mental health training as part of Kyle of Sutherland Resilience project

Mikeysline to run free mental health training as part of Kyle of Sutherland Resilience project

Mikeysline to run free mental health training as part of Kyle of Sutherland Resilience project

21 October 2023

The free sessions at Ardgay are open to all.


NHS HIGHLAND: Who will make decisions for you if you were no longer able to make them yourself?

NHS HIGHLAND: Who will make decisions for you if you were no longer able to make them yourself?

NHS HIGHLAND: Who will make decisions for you if you were no longer able to make them yourself?

15 October 2023

There is a common misconception that you can still appoint an attorney upon learning of a diagnosis of a long-term illness, says our columnist.


'I was in two minds whether to go' – Highland community stalwart presented with MBE at Windsor Castle

'I was in two minds whether to go' – Highland community stalwart presented with MBE at Windsor Castle

'I was in two minds whether to go' – Highland community stalwart presented with MBE at Windsor Castle

14 October 2023

A modest campaigner who helped improve the lives of people with long-term health conditions has received his MBE in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.


Bill to create buffer zones to stop anti-abortion groups protesting outside medical facilities backed by north MSP

Bill to create buffer zones to stop anti-abortion groups protesting outside medical facilities backed by north MSP

Bill to create buffer zones to stop anti-abortion groups protesting outside medical facilities backed by north MSP

13 October 2023

Ariane Burgess says the bill is really important


Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

11 October 2023

What do they say – better safe than sorry? Go for the scans, get checked out.


NHS Highland chief executive announces retiral

NHS Highland chief executive announces retiral

NHS Highland chief executive announces retiral

10 October 2023

Pamela Dudek, the chief executive of NHS Highland, has announced that she will retire at the end of March next year.


Download lifesaving heart attack app, Scottish Ambulance Service urges Highlanders

Download lifesaving heart attack app, Scottish Ambulance Service urges Highlanders

Download lifesaving heart attack app, Scottish Ambulance Service urges Highlanders

10 October 2023

The plea has gone out to Highland residents who have CPR knowledge.


PICTURES: All the fun, agony and ecstasy of the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running

PICTURES: All the fun, agony and ecstasy of the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running

PICTURES: All the fun, agony and ecstasy of the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running

03 October 2023

It proved another monster success by the shores of Loch Ness.


WATCH: Mum of baby who tragically died in his sleep urges Highland residents to unite during Baby Loss Awareness Week

WATCH: Mum of baby who tragically died in his sleep urges Highland residents to unite during Baby Loss Awareness Week

WATCH: Mum of baby who tragically died in his sleep urges Highland residents to unite during Baby Loss Awareness Week

03 October 2023

A grieving mother who tragically lost her son is determined to unite communities together in the support of Baby Loss Awareness Week


Hoax calls to Scottish Ambulance Service has already passed last year's total

Hoax calls to Scottish Ambulance Service has already passed last year's total

Hoax calls to Scottish Ambulance Service has already passed last year's total

25 September 2023

Lives put at risk by crews being diverted to hoax call-outs


New report exposes challenges of ‘absurd’ vaccination scheme across Highland communities

New report exposes challenges of ‘absurd’ vaccination scheme across Highland communities

New report exposes challenges of ‘absurd’ vaccination scheme across Highland communities

25 September 2023

Analysis has exposed inefficiencies and challenges in the new health board-led delivery of vaccines across the Highlands.


NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce, return, recycle – How you can play a part in climate week

NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce, return, recycle – How you can play a part in climate week

NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce, return, recycle – How you can play a part in climate week

24 September 2023

Returned medication is incinerated at a huge cost to the environment.


Organ donation saves an Inverness man's life after his lung collapsed

Organ donation saves an Inverness man's life after his lung collapsed

Organ donation saves an Inverness man's life after his lung collapsed

21 September 2023

An Inverness transplant patient shares his remarkable story of how organ donation saved his life.


Upward trend in usage of free Prevent Suicide Highland app

Upward trend in usage of free Prevent Suicide Highland app

Upward trend in usage of free Prevent Suicide Highland app

18 September 2023

In the past year there have been 955 new users, which works out at around 80 new users a month.


NHS Highland welcomes the public to join the conversation

NHS Highland welcomes the public to join the conversation

NHS Highland welcomes the public to join the conversation

18 September 2023

The NHS Highland annual review returns to Inverness with a public invitation.


Rural health challenges in the Highlands: survey starts

Rural health challenges in the Highlands: survey starts

Rural health challenges in the Highlands: survey starts

17 September 2023

Scottish Government want your views


COLUMN: How the medicine you take affects the world around you

COLUMN: How the medicine you take affects the world around you

COLUMN: How the medicine you take affects the world around you

16 September 2023

Did you know that the medicines we use make up 25 per cent of the NHS’s carbon footprint?


Concerns over 'visually dominant and incongruous' design of £10.5 million new North Coast Health and Social Care Hub put aside as it gets planning approval

Concerns over 'visually dominant and incongruous' design of £10.5 million new North Coast Health and Social Care Hub put aside as it gets planning approval

Concerns over 'visually dominant and incongruous' design of £10.5 million new North Coast Health and Social Care Hub put aside as it gets planning approval

12 September 2023

Highland Council’s Historic Environment Team (HET) objected to the design of the new health hub.


NHS Highland medics lay bare the region's health problems at summit event

NHS Highland medics lay bare the region's health problems at summit event

NHS Highland medics lay bare the region's health problems at summit event

10 September 2023

Medics have painted a picture of a health service failing in both facilities and service delivery at a gathering organised by a Highland MSP.


NHS HIGHLAND: We can have best chance of keeping Covid under control

NHS HIGHLAND: We can have best chance of keeping Covid under control

NHS HIGHLAND: We can have best chance of keeping Covid under control

10 September 2023

The new variant will only have been found in a relatively small number of cases, but there is a concern that things will change, says our columnist.


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