Health

It's emerged that in a deal concluded just before Christmas, Highland Hospice has bought Mo Dhachaidh and will rent the premises to NHS Highland.

Now is the time to ban headers from football amid growing evidence of their link to heightened dementia risk, a Scottish campaign group has argued.

NHS Highland has been ordered to apologise to a patient and their spouse after failings resulted in medication being administered twice.

The good news is that even small changes can significantly improve our health., says our columnist.

John Davidson takes a look back at some memorable trips, from family outings to big days in the mountains

Thomas Ruaridh Strachan was born at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness at 12.47am today.

I am not a great fan of Black Friday. I am sure in the USA it means more, the day after Thanksgiving when people have more opportunity for shopping.

The Stoltman brothers have been announced as special guests at the Aberdeen Health and Wellbeing Festival in January.

"If it hadn’t been for blood donors, I could have been without my mum for 40 years."

I am not a great fan of Black Friday, says our columnist. But he finds the spirit of the season in an unlikely place.

A teenager who knows how tough it is for families with children in hospital has delivered £1100 worth of Christmas presents to Raigmore Hospital.

High Life Highland is extending the GP Movement and Activity Programme (MAP), a collaborative approach supporting people to be more active.

Useful info on bin collection, recycling centres, Highland Council services and helplines over festive period.

Inverness donor service urges people to give blood over the festive period as only 38% of appointments are filled between now and January 2.

Young patients at a local children’s ward have scored a special visit from Ross County football heroes.

By his own admission, Mikeysline founder Ron Williamson had a "bull-in-a-china-shop, speaking-my-mind" approach.

Isobel Murray, who died last week, was a volunteer with the hospice for more than 30 years and was part of the Golspie Area Fundraising Group.

The business operates several homes across the Highlands including Tain, Muir of Ord and Fortrose.

The helipad was the result of a determined community campaign, the hard work of volunteers and generous support from HELP.

Ms Davies is currently chief officer of Argyll and Bute health and social care partnership will start work on April 1.