Health

Changing rooms at the games hall in Thurso High School are due to be demolished this year, it has been confirmed by Highland Council.

NHS Highland has been recognised for the way it treats overseas staff, such as three assistant practitioners from Kenya who are working in Caithness.

Holyrood Notebook by Rhoda Grant

Healthcare campaigners are preparing for a wellbeing festival in Wick next month that will feature around 40 exhibitors as well as guest speakers.

Highland councillor Willie Mackay has called for as many responses as possible to the social care survey being run by Encompass Caithness.

A lifesaving charity that transports vital medical supplies across the Highlands and Islands free of charge for the NHS has received a funding boost.

NHS Highland has launched an app to help new dads in the north cope with the significant change in their life.

The "unbelievable" shortage of indoor sports facilities in the Thurso area is having "a serious impact" on local clubs and groups.

A woman moved by the plight of patients who spend prolonged periods at the Highlands’ only mental health hospital is setting up a charity for them.

A Caithness man is keen to raise awareness of Scotland’s bowel screening programme after his cancer was detected at an early stage.

A Wick man has received recognition as a pioneering young scientist and will head to the US for a research programme.

Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain

Scottish Water has plans to improve its infrastructure and install an additional 1000 monitors at discharge locations.

Plans to axe the vascular surgery service in the Highlands would be "a real worry and a concern" for patients in Caithness, according to a campaigner.

Alzheimer Scotland is pushing forward with special sessions in Thurso for those living with memory loss in Caithness and their carers.

Ron Gunn of Caithness Health Action Team is to take part in an online discussion later this month on the state of rural healthcare in Scotland.

AN NHS Highland nurse who covers Parkinson’s Disease and provides support to hundreds of patients across the north is up for a national award.

Walking, cycling or gardening is good for our health - but we may need to be cautious about a sudden increase in activity, says our columnist.

A survey launched by Encompass Caithness is encouraging local families to share their experiences so that shortfalls in services can be identified.

A mum-of-three from Thurso says women in Caithness face a nightmare to have their baby, as she told of her “uncontrollable anxiety attacks”.