Health / New nurse sought for remote island community
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Health / Improvement plan in the offing for health board’s alcohol interventions
Community / Parents and carers of young children invited to take part in online course
Health / New NHS whistleblowing process aims to support staff
Transport / More electric vehicles coming to health board
Health / Work ongoing with outer island communities over nursing provision after resignations
Health / Health board looks to recruit new surgeon to assist succession planning
Weather / Health staff kept busy amid rise in ice and snow accidents
Coronavirus / Plenty of help at hand to deliver mass vaccination programmeEmergency services have offered help with the rollout to the general population, although its success depends on vaccine supply, health chiefs warn
Coronavirus / Busy temporary Covid testing facility identifies four positive casesThe unit, at the Gilbertson Park games hall, closes tomorrow afternoon
Coronavirus / Health chief says Covid cases are being recorded with ‘no obvious route of infection’Michael Dickson also explains why vaccination figures are lower than other island areas
Coronavirus / NHS under pressure but critical services still continuing, health chief says
Coronavirus / New Covid vaccine to be used from next week
Coronavirus / Another Covid case confirmed in islesHealth board is undertaking ‘extensive contact tracing’
Health / Tummy bug circulating, health board says
Health / Waiting times top priority for new clinical psychologist
Brexit / Brexit poses profound challenges for health service
Health / ‘Technology is the way forward’ – health board members hear from diabetes patients
Coronavirus / Health board offers more details about roll-out of Covid vaccineNHS Shetland asks people not to phone your GP practice to ask about the vaccine until you have been invited to arrange an appointment
Health / Falls prevention tips as winter approaches
Coronavirus / Health officials ask for patience over household socialising banDisappointment over continued house visit ban but NHS chief says it is the right move to begin with
Coronavirus / SIC leader hopeful of isles being placed in lower tiers of coronavirus restrictionsHeath board chief, however, wouldn’t be surprised to see Shetland start at a level ‘slightly higher’ than expected
Health / ‘Outstanding’ NHS staff praised during virtual awards ceremony
Health / Suspension of Glasgow flights won’t have ‘too much impact’ on NHS patient travelNHS Shetland, meanwhile, has stepped up its recruitment of contact tracers in response to Covid-19
Community / Health board and transport partnership back small islands plan
Council / Convener unhappy over level of SIC input into post-Covid health and social care plan
Coronavirus / Spike in Western Isles Covid-19 cases a ‘warning to us all’
Health / Covid-19 main reason for £2.8m health board overspend
Coronavirus / SIC leader stresses importance of Covid guidelines amid tension with NHSCouncils yet to persuade government of case for local variations
Health / Health board looks to recruit Covid-19 testing staff as response to virus continues
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