Category: News

We start 2025 with some great news for our community with funding secured for MRI Scanner in Orkney
We start 2025 with some positive news for Orkney’s community following confirmation from Scottish Government that NHS Orkney has secured […]

Our Team Orkney Awards are back
We’ve launched our Team Orkney Awards to recognise and celebrate the vital work, commitment and dedication of health and care […]

NHS Orkney Winter Messaging
Since early summer, like all other health boards, NHS Orkney has been putting in place relevant plans for the winter […]

Chief Executive Fortnightly Blog to NHS Orkney Staff – 9 December 2024
Message for All NHSO Staff Hi All Happy Monday! I hope you are all well. This week’s fortnightly blog is […]

Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal (MSK) Waiting List – Waiting List Validation
Last year NHS Scotland introduced a text message service to ensure our patient waiting lists were up to date and […]

Chief Executive Fortnightly Blog to NHS Orkney Staff – 25 November 2024
Message for All NHSO Staff Hi All I regularly mention the importance of celebrating small wins and our progress as […]

Chief Executive Fortnightly Blog to NHS Orkney Staff – 11 November 2024
Message for All NHSO Staff Dear all I start this week’s blog with many positive news stories and progress to […]

Ophthalmology Waiting List – Waiting List Validation – 27 August 2024
Last year NHS Scotland introduced a text message service to ensure our patient waiting lists were up to date and […]

Delivering what matters to our community: 2024-2028 – 25 April 2024
NHS Orkney has formally launched its new five-year strategy, setting out the organisation’s ambition for the future and its promise […]

Team Orkney – Improving Together for our patients and community
We have launched a new organisation-wide improvement programme – called Team Orkney: Improving Together – to further improve care, services […]