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Message for NHS Orkney Staff from the CEO and Chair – Our Quarter 3 performance – how we did

Message for All NHS Orkney Staff  Dear Team Orkney Our Quarter 3 performance – how we didNow we are now […]

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Chief Executive Fortnightly Blog to NHS Orkney Staff – 19 February 2024

Message for All NHS Orkney Staff  Dear Team Orkney Happy Monday everyone – I hope you had a good weekend […]

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Flu and Covid Vaccination Programme – Winter – February 2024 – New Clinic Dates Added

We are continuing to vaccinate against both Flu and Covid, recognising both can be serious, even for healthy people. If […]

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Public Dental Service

The Public Dental Service which provides dental care from The Balfour and Garson Dental Clinic are a small team and […]

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System Pressures at NHS Orkney

NHS Orkney is experiencing increased pressures on its inpatient services this week.  To protect key services and ensure patient safety, […]

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Congratulations to the Team Orkney Award nominees

Today we announce and congratulate the 106 individuals/teams who have been nominated for our 2024 Team Orkney Awards. Each nomination […]

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Yellow Winter Weather Update

There is a Yellow Weather Warning in place for snow and ice across Orkney. Currently, all our sites remain open […]

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Chief Executive Fortnightly Blog to NHS Orkney Staff – 5 February 2024

Message for All NHS Orkney Staff  Dear Team Orkney I want to start with an honest reflection on the last […]

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Our Chief Executive and Board Chair want to hear what matters most to you

We want to hear about what matters most to our patients and community so we can continue our exciting improvement […]

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Chief Executive Fortnightly Blog to NHS Orkney Staff – 22 January 2024

Message for All NHS Orkney Staff  Dear Team Orkney Firstly, recognising we had lots of weather challenges here last week […]