Health

Businesses will take part in the five-day Maggie’s 500 cycle to raise vital funds for cancer charity Maggie’s Highlands.

Golfers have chipped in a total of £2000 to four causes across Ross-shire.

ROSS-SHIRE carers are being offered a lifeline in their search for help.

CHANGES at the Highland Rheumatology Unit will allow greater flexibility for patients and offer quick appointments, a patient advocate believes.

Some NHS Highland patients have been waiting for close to 18 months to receive orthopaedic surgery, the health board has confirmed.

Ross-shire models took to the catwalk to help raise £5000 for vital research into cancer.

A SINGING doctor is wowing the youngest of hospital patients and their families with his vocal talents.

A date has been given for the re-opening of the swimming pool in Dingwall.

Admissions to the main hospital in the Highlands are being delayed due to a spike in the number of patients received over the last few days.

SCHOOLS across Ross-shire will benefit from the work of coordinators trained to exercise and manage mental as well as physical health.

AN Easter Ross mum says her baby wouldn't be alive if she had listened to medical experts at a make-or-break moment.

A DOUBLE celebration at Edderton marked the hall’s 30th birthday and the opening of a new play park.

Registering electrical items as part of a safety first campaign could save lives.

Ross farmers urged to heed health and safety

A Wester Ross care home has a new general manager

A leading health researcher will present a free lecture showing the different ways of keeping people moving and active.

A ROSS MSP has urged Highlanders to back a crowdfunding plea for a care 'pod' for a terminally-ill Black Isle child.

Ann Clark, already involved in Mid Ross Community Partnership, has been appointed vice-chairwoman of the NHS Highland.

ROSS-SHIRE patients using the Highlands' main hospital will benefit from a newly donated high-tech piece of kit.

A FAMILY has shone a light on the hidden costs of childhood cancer after highlighting their experiences of travelling hundreds of miles for treatment.