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NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce, return, recycle – How you can play a part in climate week

NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce, return, recycle – How you can play a part in climate week

NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce, return, recycle – How you can play a part in climate week

23 September 2023

Returned medication is incinerated at a huge cost to the environment.


Black Isle woman lifts lid on impact of long-term illness in new book

Black Isle woman lifts lid on impact of long-term illness in new book

Black Isle woman lifts lid on impact of long-term illness in new book

23 September 2023

'You think illness will be the hard part and getting better the fun bit but that's not always the case.'


Sister of boy with rare Batten's disease takes to the Sahara for CHAS charity challenge

Sister of boy with rare Batten's disease takes to the Sahara for CHAS charity challenge

Sister of boy with rare Batten's disease takes to the Sahara for CHAS charity challenge

22 September 2023

It is a charity that helps parents and families in their very darkest of hours.


Organ donation saves an Inverness man's life after his lung collapsed

Organ donation saves an Inverness man's life after his lung collapsed

Organ donation saves an Inverness man's life after his lung collapsed

21 September 2023

An Inverness transplant patient shares his remarkable story of how organ donation saved his life.


Long waiting times at Raigmore Hospital spark plea from NHS Highland

Long waiting times at Raigmore Hospital spark plea from NHS Highland

Long waiting times at Raigmore Hospital spark plea from NHS Highland

19 September 2023

A&E patients are facing 'long waiting times' today at Raigmore Hospital, NHS Highland has warned.


Upward trend in usage of free Prevent Suicide Highland app

Upward trend in usage of free Prevent Suicide Highland app

Upward trend in usage of free Prevent Suicide Highland app

18 September 2023

In the past year there have been 955 new users, which works out at around 80 new users a month.


NHS Highland welcomes the public to join the conversation

NHS Highland welcomes the public to join the conversation

NHS Highland welcomes the public to join the conversation

18 September 2023

The NHS Highland annual review returns to Inverness with a public invitation.


PICTURES: 'It was great to see so many families come along and have fun'

PICTURES: 'It was great to see so many families come along and have fun'

PICTURES: 'It was great to see so many families come along and have fun'

17 September 2023

The charity has helped families across Ross-shire and the wider Highlands and the Alness gathering was a celebration of the last 35 years.


'Is there a mate missing around the table again?' – drinks mats in Highlands spark mental health conversations

'Is there a mate missing around the table again?' – drinks mats in Highlands spark mental health conversations

'Is there a mate missing around the table again?' – drinks mats in Highlands spark mental health conversations

16 September 2023

High demand for coasters with messages designed to spark conversations about mental health across the Highlands has prompted a re-run of the venture.


How the medicine you take affects the world around you

How the medicine you take affects the world around you

How the medicine you take affects the world around you

16 September 2023

Did you know that the medicines we use make up 25 per cent of the NHS’s carbon footprint?


Calling carers in Ross-shire – how this roadshow could help YOU

Calling carers in Ross-shire – how this roadshow could help YOU

Calling carers in Ross-shire – how this roadshow could help YOU

16 September 2023

People in unpaid caring roles can find out about potentially life-changing help available to them at a roadshow event visiting Alness next week.


Easter Ross cancer survivor steps up for final Kiltwalk

Easter Ross cancer survivor steps up for final Kiltwalk

Easter Ross cancer survivor steps up for final Kiltwalk

14 September 2023

'We’re so incredibly proud of Mandy for taking on such a big challenge for us'.


Learnie Red Rocks mountain bike trails on the Black Isle to boost car parking amid surge in demand

Learnie Red Rocks mountain bike trails on the Black Isle to boost car parking amid surge in demand

Learnie Red Rocks mountain bike trails on the Black Isle to boost car parking amid surge in demand

13 September 2023

High demand for use of the site has prompted moves to add 25 further car parking spaces.


Highland keeper Mark Ridgers and wife reveal painful journey to miracle baby

Highland keeper Mark Ridgers and wife reveal painful journey to miracle baby

Highland keeper Mark Ridgers and wife reveal painful journey to miracle baby

11 September 2023

The couple suffered several miscarriages and rounds of IVF before welcoming baby Roman.


'This is what being a carer is like every day'

'This is what being a carer is like every day'

'This is what being a carer is like every day'

10 September 2023

'I needed that trip.'


NHS Highland medics lay bare the region's health challenges at summit event

NHS Highland medics lay bare the region's health challenges at summit event

NHS Highland medics lay bare the region's health challenges at summit event

09 September 2023

Medics have painted a picture of a health service failing in both facilities and service delivery at a gathering organised by a Highland MSP.


WATCH: What people in Highland capital think of potential disposable vape ban

WATCH: What people in Highland capital think of potential disposable vape ban

WATCH: What people in Highland capital think of potential disposable vape ban

09 September 2023

We asked people in the Highland capital what they think of the Scottish Government considering banning disposable vapes – here's what they had to say.


PICTURES: Ross-shire care home harnesses heatwave with fun in the sun 'gig in the garden'

PICTURES: Ross-shire care home harnesses heatwave with fun in the sun 'gig in the garden'

PICTURES: Ross-shire care home harnesses heatwave with fun in the sun 'gig in the garden'

08 September 2023

'I think it's so important to be able to plan for the future but also just have fun at a moment's notice.'


Highland 12-year-old martial arts gold medallist champions new mental health charity campaign

Highland 12-year-old martial arts gold medallist champions new mental health charity campaign

Highland 12-year-old martial arts gold medallist champions new mental health charity campaign

07 September 2023

A Highland mental health and suicide prevention charity has launched a new campaign to engage the community in time for World Suicide Prevention Day.


More support for campaign to ban headers from football by former Highland journalist

More support for campaign to ban headers from football by former Highland journalist

More support for campaign to ban headers from football by former Highland journalist

06 September 2023

“It’s beyond dispute...that heading the ball causes chronic traumatic encephalopathy, otherwise known as a brain injury.”


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