More GPs support the right to have full care at home for patient’s last few days of life
Calls from an isles GP for terminally ill patients to have the right to die at home has been backed by doctors from throughout Scotland.
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New health clinic planned as part of ‘gold standard’ project
Plans are underway to create a new health clinic in Bressay, as part of “gold standard” proposals to develop a fresh new model aimed at
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Joint board hears of ways to tackle funding crisis in social care services
Measures to close a funding gap faced by Shetland’s Integration Joint Board have been presented to members this week.
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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.
READ FULL STORYHealth chiefs order probe after revealing vaccines were kept at wrong temperature
An investigation has been launched and hundreds of patients are being contacted after vaccines were found to have been stored in health centre fridges at…
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POLL: Councillor questions whether quit tobacco budget is going up in smoke
The work done by the NHS to help people quit tobacco has been called into question by a Shetland South councillor.
READ FULL STORYDrugs service continuing successfully, says community health chief
The work of the former CADSS support service for people with drug and alcohol problems is continuing successfully, according to head of community health and…
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Hard work helps reduce hospital’s delayed discharges
The dramatic drop in the number of people stuck in hospital waiting for suitable care to become available is thanks to a “lot of hard…
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New care home beds are ‘vital’
Three new bedrooms are to be created in the newly-merged Lerwick care homes of Edward Thomason House and Taing House.
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Agency workers drafted in to fill care centre vacancies
Agency staff from south have been called in for the first time to address staffing problems in Shetland care homes.
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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 STORYBenefits of integrated health and care outlined
The amalgamation of health and community care services under a unified management structure will pay dividends in the face of declining budgets, officials have insisted.
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New director for community health and social care
A joint panel comprising NHS Shetland board members and SIC councillors has appointed Simon Bokor-Ingram to a new post of director of community health and…
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