2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (493+ words) The Scottish health secretary has acknowledged the importance of “dignity of care”, and agreed to visit Highland Hospice to learn about its End of Life Care Together partnership with NHS Highland. One of the aims of the partnership is to…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (474+ words) The Cairngorms National Park Authority has announced the successful recipients of new cycle hub funding worth more than £350,000. The money will help local communities and partners deliver projects making it easier for people to choose cycling for everyday journeys. The…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (150+ words) For years Aviemore’s golden Paralympian has taken it on the chin in the greatest competition of them all - fighting for his life against cancer and the paralysis which has followed the untold bouts of surgery. Now the 48-year-old legend is…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (139+ words) Communities close to the A9 dualling Tomatin to Moy project are being invited to an annual showcase for an update on the work. The drop-in event will be held at at the Strathdearn Hub in Tomatin on September 11 and 12. Residents, businesses…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (232+ words) Health inequalities must be at the heart of any changes impacting NHS Highland, says the health board’s boss. Earlier this week First Minister John Swinney announced his programme for government which included plans to cut the number of health boards…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (744+ words) First Minister John Swinney tried to claim that the programme for government axing NHS Highland would somehow help alleviate the health board’s oncology crisis. Tuesday was marked by major public service reform announcements affecting the NHS above all but also…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (611+ words) The Scottish Government has fired the starting gun on the quango apocalypse with bodies headquartered or based in the Highlands in the firing line. In the programme for government First Minister John Swinney confirmed his intention to bring “our environment…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (502+ words) A suspended carer who deliberately failed to inform her employer and continued working has been struck off after investigators ruled her actions put vulnerable people “at risk of actual harm”. Clare McCusker, whose current or most recent town of employment…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (615+ words) What has been reported as the biggest shake-up of the NHS by the Scottish Government in decades has sparked major concerns for the future of NHS Highland. First Minister John Swinney will reveal his Programme for Government (PfG) on Tuesday…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (339+ words) A road safety campaign aimed at keeping older drivers safely behind the wheel for longer will be pulling up in Kingussie soon. The Fitness to Drive roadshow will roll into the town’s golf club on September 6 after first visiting both…...