Category: News
King’s birthday recognition for long-serving Orkney nurse
Moira Sinclair has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her unwavering commitment to patient care across an impressive […]
NHS Orkney 2025 staff survey results signal further progress
Last week we received our latest annual staff survey results, which show that people’s experience of working at NHS Orkney […]
Enhancing palliative care services across Orkney
People living with a terminal illness will now benefit from having Marie Curie Health Care Assistants based in Orkney. During […]
Phio introduced across Orkney
NHS Orkney are excited to launch “Phio” across Orkney. Phio is a clinically led, free-to-use, interactive assessment physiotherapy service, accessed […]
Preparing for a busy summer season across Orkney
As we all know the summer season brings an abundance of visitors to our beautiful islands and we hope by […]
Chief Executive Fortnightly Blog to NHS Orkney Staff – 2 June 2025
Message for All NHSO Staff Hi All The weather seems to have returned to ‘business as usual’ after several weeks […]
Disposal of Surplus Equipment
Please find information below to the recent NHS Orkney disposal of surplus equipment notice along with details on how to […]
Waiting List Validation – Patients waiting on a return waiting list for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), General Medicine, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Trauma and Orthopaedics
From next week, Tuesday 27 May 2025, patients who are currently on a waiting list for a return outpatient appointment […]
Chief Executive Fortnightly Blog to NHS Orkney Staff – 19 May 2025
Message for All NHSO Staff Hi All I hope you are all enjoying this continued beautiful weather and taking the […]
Chief Executive Fortnightly Blog to NHS Orkney Staff – 6 May 2025
Message for All NHSO Staff Morning all Thanks so much to those who worked over the Public Holiday weekend to […]