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Local activists join together to tackle the 'healthcare crisis' in

WEBThe John O'Groats-based health campaigner, who lives with endometriosis, can relate to the problems she has encountered herself and considered moving away …

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NHS Highland welcomes 'significant milestone' for Caithness …

WEBThe redesign of healthcare services in Caithness has taken another step forward, with NHS Highland describing it as "an exciting time" for the county. The health …

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Roads and healthcare campaign groups to work together on …

WEBCHAT vice-chairman Ron Gunn: 'Health and the road infrastructure affect everyone in Caithness and farther afield.' Two campaign groups are forming a united …

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Campaigners say healthcare services for women in Caithness and

WEBAn online petition to the Scottish Parliament calling for an emergency in-depth review of women's health services in Caithness and Sutherland, set up by the …

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NHS Highland blamed for erosion of healthcare in Caithness with

WEBPublished: 09:30, 10 September 2021. Caithness Health Action Team says healthcare is being 'centralised' at Raigmore Hospital. NHS Highland has been accused of presiding …

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NHS Highland is 'committed' to redesign of Caithness health …

WEBPublished: 09:00, 09 February 2024. NHS Highland is "committed" to the £80 million redesign of health services in Caithness despite Scottish Government funding being put …

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Thurso-based scientists showcase ground-breaking healthcare …

WEBPublished: 11:18, 18 December 2023. Professor Stuart Gibb and Dr Lydia Niemi of the Environmental Research Institute in Thurso at the UK's One Health Mission to the EU in …

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Work on Caithness healthcare redesign 'has never been more …

WEBPicture: Alan Hendry. NHS Highland has given an assurance that preparing for the redesign of health and social care services in Caithness "has never been more …

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NHS Highland welcomes the public to join the conversation

WEBThe performance of all NHS boards is reviewed by the Scottish Government's health department at annual reviews, in addition to providing a chance for …

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Online cardiac rehab classes having 'a hugely positive impact' in …

WEBPublished: 19:15, 22 March 2021. Online group cardiac rehabilitation classes are having "a hugely positive impact" on mental wellbeing as well as physical fitness, according to an …

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NHS Highland leads the way with physiotherapy app

WEBA new app aims to make it quicker to access GP physiotherapy services. NHS Highland has become the first area in Scotland to introduce an online product …

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Elderly or vulnerable residents can use Caithness Rural Transport …

WEBThose wishing to book the service can email transport co-ordinator Coreen Campbell at [email protected] or call 07856 740649. Caithness Rural Transport has …

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Worries that cost of Caithness redesign could rise as £6m spent on

WEBRon Gunn raised concerns that the estimated £80 million of the redesign project was likely to increase in the future. However, health boards across Scotland …

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300% rise in positive gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections …

WEBThere has been a 300 per cent increase in positive gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections diagnosed in Highland last year when compared with the figures in 2019. This …

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We have many challenges ahead, says newly appointed NHS …

WEBA NEW chief executive has been appointed to head up NHS Highland. Pam Dudek will be the health authority's third boss in two years. She takes up the role on …

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Wick's Riverview joins forces with Thurso and Lybster medical …

WEBWick's Riverview medical practice is joining forces with others in Thurso and Lybster in a move that NHS Highland says will benefit patients and staff. Following the …

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New community rehabilitation service opens in Caithness

WEBPeople can self-refer to the Longberry Care service via the Single Point of Access (SOPA) service which is available on 0345 8509413 from 9am until 5pm, …

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VACCINE UPDATE: NHS Highland adds more flu and Covid vaccine …

WEBNHS Highland has put on more clinics in Caithness. Picture: Daniel Forsyth. NHS Highland has acknowledged the difficulties people in Caithness have had getting …

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Scottish Government confirms 'paused' NHS Highland projects not …

WEBThe Scottish Government revealed a £6.6 million funding package in February 2023 aimed at an integrated maternity service developed jointly by NHS …

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