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National Waiting List Validation – Patients Waiting Over 10 Weeks
From Monday 5 October, patients (who are over 16 years old) who have been waiting over 10 weeks for an outpatient or inpatient appointment or who are a return patient waiting past their recall date and who do not currently have an appointment in certain specialities will be contacted by The National Elective Coordination Unit (NECU) on 0345 646 0565:
Read more detailsNHS Orkney Board headed to Dounby!
Our next NHS Orkney Board meeting will take place on Thursday, 29 October.
For this Board meeting we are heading out into the community and it will take place in the Milestone Kirk, Dounby. As well as still being available virtually, through an MS Teams link.
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Orkney’s Public Service Reform work progresses following Scottish Government local government and healthcare proposals
Work to explore closer collaboration between public services in Orkney is continuing as the Scottish Government progresses its programme of national Public Service Reform (PSR). Last month’s Programme for Government announcement generated significant interest across Scotland, including proposals to replace the country’s 14 territorial Health Boards with 2 Strategic Health Boards and to move from 32 local authorities to a smaller number (6 to 10) of regional authorities, supported by 120 to 160 community-level authorities with greater local decision-making powers. While these proposals remain subject to discussion and consultation, the Orkney PSR Steering Group – made up of representatives from…
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Clan and NHS teams unite to raise awareness during Mouth Cancer Action Month
Clan Cancer Support is working alongside oral health teams from NHS Grampian, NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland throughout November to raise awareness of mouth cancer, promote good oral health, and help people recognise the early signs and symptoms of the disease. The partnership will see a series of information and awareness sessions delivered across Clan wellbeing centres and community locations in Aberdeen, Mintlaw, Elgin, Orkney and Shetland, giving local communities the opportunity to access expert advice and learn more about mouth cancer and oral health. Around 10,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with mouth cancer each year, with incidence…
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Weather disruption to appointments and patient travel
Following the weekend of windy weather, unfortunately some of our visiting clinicians were unable to travel to Orkney and likewise some patients due to travel south for appointments have also been unable to travel. As a reminder, if your appointment is affected, we will contact you directly. Where an appointment has to be cancelled, a new date will be offered as soon as the service can be rescheduled. Patient travel arrangements will be rebooked once the new appointment is confirmed, so you do not need to contact Loganair or NorthLink yourself. There is another weather warning in place for Tuesday,…