Locum psychiatrist costs health board £625,000 a year
NHS Shetland is aiming to boost its consultant psychiatrist numbers – as it looks to cut locum spending and save more than £450,000 a year.
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NHS apologises over vaccine fridge errors that left hundreds potentially exposed
NHS Shetland has again apologised after hundreds of people – including children – needed to be re-vaccinated because medication had been stored at incorrect temperatures.
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Private dental practice will treat NHS patients
A private dental practice is expanding to include the treatment of patients on the NHS.
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Health board’s ‘moral decision’ to alter patient travel rules slammed
The daughter of an 89-year-old woman has criticised NHS Shetland and called for the health board to reverse a new travel policy that means patients
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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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NHS Shetland faces “huge” financial challenge as it looks to next year’s budget
NHS Shetland faces a “huge” financial challenge as it looks to save around £4.7 million from its budget and continues to wrestle with costly patient…
READ FULL STORYHealth board may have to find £4 million of savings
NHS Shetland could be forced to save around £4 million in the next financial year, following the Scottish government’s draft budget agreement.
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New dental practice to open in Lerwick
A new dental practice for Shetland will open by the end of the year, it was announced today.
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Advanced nurse practitioners could help waiting times
Patients at Lerwick Health Centre will face shorter waiting times in future thanks to the forthcoming appointment of four advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs).
READ FULL STORYNHS top earners revealed
Like the top tiers of the SIC, the senior ranks of NHS Shetland’s workforce recieve salaries that massively outstrip the sums paid to the average-paid
READ FULL STORYSurvey to assess ‘life span’ of hospital
A condition survey of NHS-owned buildings including the Gilbert Bain Hospital will take place in the autumn.
READ FULL STORYNHS Shetland makes budget cut challenge
NHS Shetland managers have been asked to consider how they would slash their budgets by 10 per cent, as the organisation grapples with ongoing financial
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New posts to make hospital ‘fit for purpose’
Two new consultant posts are to be created at the Gilbert Bain Hospital to improve services and relieve pressure on staff.
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