Coronavirus / Petition on quicker Covid-19 testing turnaround to be passed to NHSNHS Shetland chief executive Michael Dickson says health board ‘acknowledges and accepts the concerns’ over by some over faster turnaround
Health / Dickson to take on Orkney health chief roleHe will retain Shetland job
Arts / ‘Faces of the UK’ go on display in LerwickArtist Balazs Onhausz aims to raise extra money for NHS Shetland through selling the paintings
Coronavirus / Covid-19 testing site at Brevik prepares to open
Health / Health chief says Black Lives Matter movement is important for ‘whole range of reasons’
Coronavirus / NHS Shetland tests more than 100 for coronavirus last week
Health / New mental health role created to help people in hospital
Letters / Mothballed for nothing
Coronavirus / Around five people a day enquiring about expanded Covid-19 testing scheme
Coronavirus / Health board begins to tackle backlog of postponed medical work as lockdown restrictions easePatients coming in for planned procedures will be asked to shield for 14 days prior to visiting hospital
Health and social care budget rises by 10 per cent but warning made over Covid-19 impact
Coronavirus / No system in place yet to test everyone with Covid-19 symptoms
Coronavirus / Health board to use local staff as ‘far as possible’ for Covid-19 contact tracingDetails also being finalised over how swab kits will be sent to Glasgow quickly as criteria for testing widens to anyone with symptoms
Coronavirus / Four weeks since last positive Covid-19 test but isles should not become complacent, says health chief
Coronavirus / No room for complacency but isles in a good place once lockdown rules ease, says health chief
Coronavirus / NHS endowment fund grows as local and national donations come flooding in
Health / NHS and police issue warning after bags of tablets found around Lerwick
Coronavirus / Health board chief: ‘We can’t come out of lockdown in isolation’
Coronavirus / Team in place at health board for return to contact tracing
Coronavirus / Health chief says new test and trace strategy could be in place for up to three years
News round-up / Thousands raised for NHS, virtual debating programme, Orkney’s green success recognised
Coronavirus / Government says there may be benefit in covering face in shops and on public transportThe number of positive Covid-19 test results in Shetland, meanwhile, remains at 54
Coronavirus / Community’s ‘determination to do the right thing’ has saved lives, NHS chief executive says
Coronavirus / Health board flexible in its Covid-19 approachNHS Shetland chairman Gary Robinson takes stock one month after lockdown was declared
Coronavirus / Nineties pop group helps health board say thanks for scrubs donationsRight Said Fred member reworks lyrics of hit song ‘I’m Too Sexy’ for viral video
Coronavirus / Number of confirmed Covid-19 cases rises to 51
Health / Junior doctors to be honoured with virtual ceremony in hospital canteen after coronavirus cancels graduation
Coronavirus / Army officers on hand to help health board during pandemic
Health / Health board reminds people not to neglect serious medical issues during pandemic
Coronavirus / Emergency services show appreciation for NHS staff
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