Health centre short on GPs after two locums cancel visits from mainland
Patients are being urged to only contact a health centre about urgent matters amid a further shortage of GPs.
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Health workers struggling to find accommodation amid housing crisis
The health board is facing “huge” challenges bringing essential workers to Shetland due to a lack of accommodation.
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Shetland one of only two health boards to achieve A&E waiting time targets
Figures produced by the Scottish government show 97.1 per cent of Shetland patients attending the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick were seen within four hours…
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Normal service to resume at GP practice after technical fault is fixed
A GP practice will resume normal service from tomorrow (Tuesday) after a technical fault forced its temporary closure to non-urgent requests. Lerwick GP practice reported…
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Shetland’s clinical psychology waiting list to be resolved by end of March
Work to address long-running challenges in providing timely access to clinical psychology in Shetland is reported to be moving “very positively in the right direction”….
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Crucial flu vaccination programme ‘off to a good start’ in Shetland
More than 500 health and social care staff have already received flu vaccinations in Shetland since the start of the winter programme. NHS Shetland’ health…
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‘Doing nothing is not an option’ – health and social care partnership posts £1.95m overspend
Shetland’s health and social care partnership reported a £1.95m overspend last year. The integration joint board’s financial position was revealed in annual accounts discussed by…
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Shetland patients risk being ‘cut adrift’ from healthcare services
Politicians are warning that Shetland patients risk being “cut adrift” from healthcare services under current guidance.
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GP ‘worried’ about Up-Helly-A’ after coronavirus reaches isles
An isles GP is “worried” about the potential for a wider coronavirus outbreak in Shetland if this weekend’s South Mainland Up-Helly-A’ (Smuha) goes ahead. Susan Bowie,…
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Winter sickness bug arrives in isles
The first cases of seasonal diarrhoea and vomiting have been reported to NHS Shetland.
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NHS Shetland announces new chief executive
NHS Shetland has announced its new chief executive as “skilled director and registered nurse” Michael Dickson. Mr Dickson replaces Ralph Roberts, who left NHS Shetland…
READ FULL STORYNHS Shetland is top national performer for musculoskeletal complaints
Patients in Shetland with musculoskeletal complaints are the best served in the country, new figures have revealed. Across Scotland just 49 per cent of patients…
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Step this way – volunteers wanted to lead short walks
Volunteers are being sought to lead short walks in their community as part of an NHS scheme to get people more active.
READ FULL STORY‘No deal’ Brexit could mean no guarantee of medicines
The head of NHS Shetland has said that he cannot guarantee isles’ medicine supplies in the event of a no-deal Brexit. That was the answer…
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