Category: News
Stepping Down Face Masks
Please be advised, as of today (Tuesday 23 December) we are stepping down the encouragement of mask wearing in our […]
National Sustainability Success for NHS Orkney
Earlier this month NHS Orkney was awarded The Sustainability Award at the Scottish Public Service Awards 2025 for leading the […]
NHS Orkney encourages visitors to wear face masks
As you will be aware, various winter illnesses are circulating in our community and although we aren’t seeing the high […]
Anti-Spiking Campaign
In partnership with the new Garden Square, the Orkney Alcohol and Drugs partnership (ADP) have launched an Anti-Spiking Campaign locally […]
Orkney Islands Council and NHS Orkney seek approval on Public Sector Reform proposals
Orkney’s two largest organisations to consider how their services can work more closely together to benefit the public Next week, […]
New TV’s and ‘clickers’ following generous donation to NHS Orkney
A donation of eight new TVs has been made to NHS Orkney following a collection at the late, Jimmy Millar’s […]
Free Admission for public to attend screening of acclaimed Suicide Prevention Film
The Orkney Suicide Prevention Taskforce would like to welcome the public in Orkney to attend one of two screenings of […]
National Waiting List Validation – Patients Waiting Over 10 Weeks
From next week, Monday 3 November 2025, patients (who are over 16 years old) who have been waiting over 10 […]
Phone System Testing
On Thursday 9 October from 12pm – 2pm there will be a resilience test on the phone system used at […]
Near Me Appointments
Since early 2025, NHS Orkney and NHS Grampian have been working together to enable more Orkney residents to see consultants […]