Health

MORE than 6000 Highland families have received baby boxes since they launched – highlighting just how important they are, a Ross MSP has said.

HOLLYWOOD actress Karen Gillan has scooped $5000 for the Highland charity Mikeysline after taking part in a superhero fantasy football league.

A HIGHLAND MSP has been reassured that NHS Highland is reviewing security measures at New Craigs Hospital after a man went on a rampage with a hammer.

STRESS-RELATED absences among Highland secondary school teachers soared to a five-year high last year.

A £1500 cheque will help provide a shot in the arm for patients at a busy Ross-shire medical group.

Two mental health campaigners visited Inverness as part of a 600-mile trip around Scotland, to get people talking about mental health.

NHS Highland has told the public carry on as normal after confirming that no-one in Raigmore Hospital is being treated for coronavirus.

Health secretary Jeane Freeman has arrived in Inverness for meetings with NHS Highland bosses.

Firefighters have backed a campaign to save lives in the communities where they live.

A bid for a care pod for a terminally ill Ross-shire boy has hit its £60,000 target after the "incredible" response of people touched by his plight.

A chat cafe project has been granted more than £14,500 from a national health trust for efforts to tackle isolation in remote areas.

MP Jamie Stone dismisses demonstration in Westminster but Ian Blackford hits back

A Ross-shire village is throwing the spotlight on wildfire prevention

WORLD-renowned cook and food writer Lady Claire Macdonald will be the guest speaker at a charity fundraising dinner in the Highlands.

AS she lay broken by the roadside, for Dingwall Academy PE teacher Melanie Woods could hear paramedics’ voices pleading with her to wiggle her toes.

ROSS-SHIRE families of seniors who need help to remain in their own homes have expressed shock after being told vital care packages are being pulled.

INSPECTORS have handed a Wester Ross care home "very good" marks after a visit.

AN industry watchdog has criticised a Ross-shire care-at-home service for potentially harmful errors in dispensing medication.

The Care Inspectorate gave its verdict after announced visit.

The daughter of a dementia sufferer hurt after leaving her former care home still wants answers.