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NHS Orkney Annual Review date announced - 02/05/2012

The date of the NHS Orkney 2012 Annual Review has been officially set for Tuesday, August 28^th.

This year, the review will be undertaken by John Ross Scott, NHS Orkney Board Chair, w...

Local nurses to be champions for people with dementia - 06/04/2012

Two local nurses have graduated as ‘dementia champions’ as part of the National Dementia Strategy which saw a national training programme established to improve the knowledge and skills of staff working with people with dementia, their families and carers....

Walk at Work training for workplaces - 05/04/2012

NHS Orkney, Paths for All and Healthy Working Lives have teamed up to offer an exciting training opportunity for workplaces in Orkney.

Walk at ...

Record number of Healthy Working Lives Awards in Orkney - 26/03/2012

An award ceremony has taken place to recognise the seven organisations in Orkney that achieved Healthy Working Lives awards over the last 12 months. On Tuesday March 20^th around 30 employers and business organisations gathered a...

National recognition for NHS Orkney staff - 20/03/2012

Staff from NHS Orkney have received national r...

Accolade for Balfour hospital food - 02/03/2012

The catering department at Balfour hospital has received national recognition for the quality of its meals.

NHS Scotland’s most recent compliance report on nutrition, for the six months to De...

NHS Orkney Board Meeting 23 February 2012 - 15/02/2012

NHS Orkney is set to break new boundaries next week when it holds its first evening meeting in Stromness.

Chair John Ross Scott says: “Members of the public have said that holding health...

NHS Orkney welcomes additional funding - 10/02/2012

Responding to today's announcement by the Scottish Government, Gerry O'Brien, finance director for NHS Orkney, said:

"NHS Orkney is pleased that the draft allocations contained within the 2011 Scottish Spending Rev...

Public feedback sought on review of maternity services - 07/02/2012

The Orkney Public Partnership Forum is linking with NHS Grampian as part of the Board’s formal consultation on proposed changes to the maternity service in Grampian.

Two public meetings m...

Advocacy services in the spotlight - 25/01/2012

People with an interest in independent advocacy are being urged to help shape the future of the service in Orkney over the next three years.

A workshop, organised by the Advoca...