Community / Local phone support line set up for health and care workers during Covid-19 pandemic
Coronavirus / Covid-19 testing site at Brevik prepares to open
Health / New mental health role created to help people in hospital
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
Coronavirus / Care home was ‘absolutely in line with guidance’ when Covid-19 outbreak struck
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
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 / Health chief says new test and trace strategy could be in place for up to three years
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 / 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
Health / Junior doctors to be honoured with virtual ceremony in hospital canteen after coronavirus cancels graduation
Community / Batch of face shields made with 3D printer to be sent south to NHS
Coronavirus / More than 200 people tested for Covid-19 so far
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
Coronavirus / Health board reports lab company to trading standards over sale of coronavirus test kit
Coronavirus / More than 400 items donated to ‘utterly incredible’ scrubs campaign
Coronavirus / Measures in place to ensure supply of protective equipment, NHS boss says
Community / Over 100 people answer call to make homemade scrubs for NHS staffIt has emerged during the coronavirus response that there is a ‘chronic shortage’ of the uniforms for clinical staff
Health / Swine flu cases ‘not anything out of the ordinary’
Health / Health board appoints new medical director
Coronavirus / Military called in to fly Covid-19 patient to intensive care
Coronavirus / NHS imposes further restrictions on Gilbert Bain visits
Coronavirus / NHS appeals for health workers to return to service during virus pandemic
Coronavirus / Health board ‘rapidly’ working on getting coronavirus test processing facility in islesRonas Ward also reopens in Gilbert Bain Hospital purely for patients with coronavirus
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