Portable units provide health facilities in Caithness
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DOUNREAY is helping health workers in the front line of dealing with Covid-19 by providing portable welfare facilities to various GP practices in the county.
The portable units were obtained from North Coast Entertainments (NCE) and Ord Industrial after local GP practices identified a need for additional facilities to provide segregation of patients.
Dunnet-based industrial supplier Blargoans worked along with lifting contractor Simpson and Dounreay's electrical and joinery staff to set up the facilities in Wick, Thurso and Canisbay.
A spokesman for NCE said: "With the assistance of Dounreay, North Coast Entertainments delivered all of our event welfare cabins to local surgeries to help assist them with the battle against Covid-19.
"This is just a small part of what we are doing to support our community during these difficult times."
He added that it was the culmination of many hours of work, primarily by committee member Martin Nicolson preparing the cabins for uplift and Dounreay coordinating the actual uplift and transportation elements.
NCE, which is behind the Tunes in the Dunes festival, said it recognised the importance of helping the community and was grateful for the opportunity to reciprocate the support provided by organisations such as Caithness and North Sutherland Fund and the Stroupster wind farm community fund.
NCE also thanked local football club Pentland United, which also cooperated to allow the provision of the facilities.
Dounreay has also been donating large amounts of safety equipment including masks and protective suits to be used by health service workers.
A site spokesperson said: "An increasing number of employees are now volunteering with local community organisations and the team continues to develop contingency plans in case of increased community need in the weeks ahead."
