Health

Ward 5a at Raigmore hospital is closed to new admissions and visiting following the detection of a small number of cases of Covid-19.

A Wick man said he felt there was no choice but to 'abandon' his elderly father at the local hospital after failing to get proper medical treatment.

The chairman of NHS Highland, Professor Boyd Robertson, has welcomed a "significant milestone" for the redesign of health services in Caithness.

A survey billed as the first of its kind is looking to gather experiences of mental health stigma and discrimination.

Caithness General Hospital's Bignold Wing has reopened after being closed to new admissions and visiting for about two weeks because of Covid-19.

Volunteers from Wick Paths Group (WPG) have completed the upgrade of a popular path from the town boundary up to Newton Hill.

A good number of people attended the first Affected by Suicide meeting to be held in Thurso by the James Support Group.

There were 93 positive tests for Covid-19 in Caithness during the latest seven-day period recorded by Public Health Scotland.

The SSPCA has launched a new Winter Raffle to raise funds for the animals in the care of its animal rescue and rehoming centres.

New housing measures to protect poultry and captive birds from avian influenza are required following a number of confirmed cases in the UK.

North MSP writes Scottish health secretary on arrangements for online psychological treatments

Wick High School staff have taken on the Mo-Grow challenge to try and grow a moustache in one month to raise £2000 for men's health.

Maree Todd MSP has hailed Scotland’s social security system as applications open for the Scottish Government’s Child Disability Payment.

A severely disabled Wick woman had to increase her morphine dose to deal with the pain experienced after her wheelchair overturned in a pothole..

Healthcare support workers have a value to society that is beyond measure, according to Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone.

A leading rural insurer urges people to prepare for high winds this weekend after the Met Office issued a Yellow weather warning across Caithness.

The most precious gift we can give this Christmas is to be vaccinated and tested before spending time with loved ones, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Children with autism and other conditions are benefiting from regular visits to Caithness by a mobile sensory room.

"Extreme pressure" on the Highlands' major hospital has prompted some elective and even urgent operations to be delayed.

A Covid-19 outbreak has led to the Bignold Wing at Caithness General Hospital in Wick being closed to new admissions and visiting.