Health

FREE ARTICLE: A new campaign encourages people in Caithness not to leave loved ones in doubt when it comes to their organ and tissue donation decision

The Macmillan Cancer Support Thurso Fundraising Group got together at the Pentland Hotel to celebrate raising over £500,000 for the cancer charity.

Holyrood Notebook by Rhoda Grant

A Caithness woman with MS has had her life "totally and absolutely changed" by taking part in a fitness programme to help manage the condition.

Patients trying to book appointments with NHS Highland services will be able to call at the weekend as part of a new trial.

Holyrood Notebook by MSP Edward Mountain.

The remarkable story of how brothers from Reay owe their life to donors after a successful stem cell transplant inspired a local woman to raise £1115.

NHS Highland is 'working hard to improve access as quickly as possible'

A woman with multiple sclerosis made it to John O'Groats as part of an unsupported 5000-mile charity cycle ride around the British coast.

Delay could be three times longer than has been stated by NHS Highland

A Thurso support centre, hopes to understand the needs of people who have either had cancer or supported someone with cancer or referred someone.

Landowners and communities in Caithness are urged to celebrate work to improve land and resources that contribute to a net zero economy.

A group keen to stamp out the stigma and taboo surrounding women's health is gaining strength and providing much-needed support locally.

NHS Highland is urging the immunosuppressed and severely immunosuppressed to come forward for their Covid jab if they have not already done so.

The council is looking for feedback on where the items could be made available.

The dilemma of a rotting whale carcass, lying for almost six months at Wick, may finally be resolved after a major U-turn by Highland Council.

Holyrood Notebook by Rhoda Grant

System ensures patients have fastest access to services, according to NHS Highland

Project will result in community hubs in Wick and Thurso and changes at Caithness General Hospital

The Hope Lodge to Altnaharra road has always been very narrow, winding and with few passing places over its 20 miles.