Buy local demands after report claims ‘critical’ need for support
Public bodies such as the council should be duty-bound to source local produce for use in schools and care centres – a move which could help…
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New faces join the health board
Four new NHS Shetland board members have been announced, just a week after the panel suffered a high-profile resignation.
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Morton fires barbs after resigning from health board
Health board member Tom Morton has stood down and fired criticism at NHS Shetland for what he called its “austerity-fuelled diminution of health services”.
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NHS Board appoints new man to give medical advice
NHS Shetland has appointed Gilbert Ozuzu to the part-time post of medical director, replacing Roger Diggle who left recently to take up a job in
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Would be NHS dental patients urged to seek independent practices
The state of the dental service in Shetland is laid bare in a letter which will be sent to those on a lengthy waiting li
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Former NHS finance chief take on enterprise agency role
Former NHS Shetland head of finance Nick Kenton has been appointed to a similar position with economic and community development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise…
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NHS Shetland drops plans for majority of patients to travel on ferry
NHS Shetland has dropped plans to make the ferry the default option for patients – with the health board agreeing to accept a new deal…
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Health board suffers ‘no direct impact’ from cyber attack
NHS Shetland has suffered no direct impact on its IT systems following the world wide cyber attack on Friday. Thirteen Scottish health boards have been…
READ FULL STORYDouble blow for mental health service as two psychiatric doctors quit NHS Shetland
Shetland’s two psychiatric doctors, who were only hired after an extensive recruitment programme two years ago, have both resigned.
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Alternative plans are being explored over patient travel
NHS Shetland is exploring other options to sending passengers on the ferry to Aberdeen for hospital appointments, chairman Ian Kinniburgh said today.
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Calls for public discussion on patient travel are denied during NHS meeting
Controversial plans for patients to travel to Aberdeen by ferry were discussed behind closed doors this morning, despite calls for the matter to be held…
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NHS Shetland board member resigns to move south for new job
NHS Shetland non-executive director Andy Glen has resigned from the health board, with effect from 26th May.
READ FULL STORYExiting health boss says moves under way to beef up junior doctor numbers in isles
A departing health chief says work is under way to attract more junior doctors to the isles, although financial challenges lie ahead for NHS Shetland
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Community training praised as figures reveal no suicides in 18 months
Shetland has been without a suicide for 18 months and suicide intervention training could be behind the turnaround, a local NHS employee has said.
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