Health

Local authorities such as Highland Council are being called upon to review ASL provision processes.

“Healthcare is a Human Right”, a 90-minute online event organised by three campaign groups.

Moving Raigmore Hospital’s mailroom to the Longman is “hard to justify” and “robust steps must be taken” to prevent impacts on tests, an MSP has said.

Trading standards have seized a significant quantity of illicit tobacco products from a retailer in the Highlands, the local authority has announced.

Far North MP Jamie Stone and Highland MSP Ariane Burgess issued statements after Ofgem confirmed an energy price cap rise from April.

‘Shambolic’ Raigmore Hospital staff shortages left a man traumatised after waiting two months for urgent surgery to tackle a life-and-death condition.

It wasn’t until his dad contracted leukemia that Neil Urquhart began donating blood regularly.

NHS Highland shared that there has been “potential risk of contamination” to the hot water supply in the tower block of Raigmore Hospital.

“If I had the chance to speak to the people who gave up half an hour of their time to help me, I’d love to thank them for saving my life.”

Holyrood Notebook by Maree Todd

Leisure charity High Life Highland has launched an appeal for more willing volunteers to enhance its disability sport offering.

Football-daft Brian Mackay believes the game can evolve without heading.

Football-daft Brian Mackay believes the game can evolve without heading.

A motorcyclist was rushed to hospital after an accident on the Camster road at a danger area highlighted in the Caithness Courier a year ago.

When we look at illness across the population, we find that there are patterns where some people tend to have poorer health than others.

Our Give Blood, Save Lives campaign to boost blood donations across the north has now passed the 2000 mark.

Donors shared the love for each other and those in need of help this Valentine’s week by rolling up their sleeves to give blood together.

Members of a UN committee have been told that mums-to-be from Caithness are being denied their rights through “a policy of centralisation”.

A mum who faced life-threatening complications after giving birth last year said the situation has brought home to her how important giving blood is.

Many tributes have been posted on Wick High School’s Facebook page after one of its pupils suddenly passed away yesterday.