Health

The NHS Scotland mobile breast screening unit is arriving at Canisbay next Monday

AN eight-week disabled toilet survey has been conducted across Caithness to assess how good the facilities are.

Call made for risk assessment on the transport of pregnant women from Caithness to Raigmore hospital in Inverness.

Labour's Rhoda Grant has renewed her call for a full risk assessment to be carried out on the transport of pregnant women from Caithness.

Liberal Democrat MP hits out at Scottish Government's handling of NHS recruitment for the Highlands

Liberal Democrat MP supports bail-out following NHS Highland's overspend

A call has been made for "swift progress" on the proposed multimillion-pound redesign of health and social care services in Caithness.

A Thurso mum is set to abseil down Dunrobin Castle in aid of sick kids after her own daughter’s difficult start in life.

Urgent action must be taken on the "toxic culture of bullying" in NHS Highland, MSP David Stewart said after the publication of the Sturrock review.

Twenty-two per cent of operations were cancelled at NHS Highland hospitals in March, according to statistics which have just been released.

Highland MSP Edward Mountain praised the work of Highland midwives during a Holyrood debate marking the International Day of the Midwife.

The approval of a multimillion-pound health and social care redesign plan for Caithness has been described as "a significant step forward".

Patients are to have the opportunity to take part in "try it out" sessions for NHS Highland’s NHS Near Me video-consulting system from their homes.

Scotland's health secretary is to look at the health issues concerning people in Caithness, Thurso community councillors were told this week.

A mix of children's toys, drug user equipment and empty booze bottles were found lying side-by-side at a derelict building in Wick Cemetery.

A north charity is putting a call-out for volunteer befrienders.

Efforts are under way to reduce the number of people from Caithness travelling to Inverness for specialist dental appointments.

Gail Ross wants review carried out into maternity services in Caithness.

The Caithness Disabled Access Panel is surveying accessible toilets in the county.

NHS Highland is being accused of undermining the future of some services at Caithness General by not trying hard enough to fill vacancies for senior practitioners.