Category: News
Public Holiday – Monday 29 September 2025
Monday 29 September is a Public Holiday for NHS Orkney. All GP surgeries will be closed on the Public Holiday, […]
ICON Week 2025: Helping Parents Stay Calm When Babies Cry
This September, organisations across the country come together to support parents and carers during ICON Week 2025 (22–26 September). The […]
Two Orkney finalists at this year’s General Practice Awards!
Dr Kirsty Cole, GP at Skerryvore Practice and Lyndsay Steel, Lead General Practice Pharmacist at NHS Orkney are both finalists […]
Winter Vaccines
As of next week, the winter vaccination campaign will commence across Orkney. All the information regarding appointments is below: Getting […]
System Pressures
We are currently seeing an increase in patients being admitted to The Balfour with various conditions which require admission. Yesterday […]
Waiting List Validation – Patients Waiting Over 10 Weeks
From next week, Friday 12 September 2025, patients who have been waiting over 10 weeks for an outpatient, inpatient or […]
RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2026
Nominations are now open for Scotland’s most prestigious nursing awards, with the title of RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year […]
NHS Orkney’s 2024/25 Ministerial Annual Review
The Scottish Government monitor the performance of each health board on an ongoing basis and part of the process includes […]
Chief Executive Fortnightly Blog to NHS Orkney Staff – 1 September 2025
Message for All NHSO Staff Hi everyone My final fortnightly blog is one which is bitter sweet, however, I want […]
New Phone System at NHS Orkney
As of Monday 8 September there will be a new phone system in place when calling The Balfour on 01856 […]