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Near Me Appointments
Near Me Appointments
Near Me is a secure video consulting service that enables people to attend appointments from wherever is convenient to them.
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Winter Vaccines
Winter Vaccines
If you’re offered the flu vaccine, you’ve got a reason to get it. Visit the link below to find out about the winter vaccination campaign in Orkney
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Flu Vaccine Clinics for Children aged between 2 and 5 years old
Flu Vaccine Clinics for Children aged between 2 and 5 years old
The flu vaccine is given as a nasal (nose) spray, it is quick, easy, and painless.
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RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2026
RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2026
Nominations are now open for Scotland’s most prestigious nursing awards
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Bright Ideas
Bright Ideas?
Have you got a bright Idea you want to share? If so, we want to hear from you!
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NHS Orkney
Right Care
Right care right place
Scotland’s health and social care services face extra pressure at this time of year. We can all help by choosing the right place to get the care we need.
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Right Care, Right Place
Year Goals 2025
Our Year 2 (2025/26) priorities
Delivering what matters to our community: 2024 – 2028
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Non-urgent advice: Website Updated

We’re pleased to announce our updated website aimed at improving accessibility and enhancing the overall user experience.

We’re currently in the process of migrating content to this new platform. While the transition is underway, some materials may still only be available on our previous site. If you’re unable to find what you need here, please visit our archive site.

If you come across any broken links, please let us know so we can address them promptly. To report a broken link, please contact us via our Contact Us page.

Latest Updates

Service for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025 (BLAW)

NHS Orkney in partnership with Orkney SANDs will once again be hosting a “Wave of Light” service as part of Baby Loss Awareness Week on Wednesday 15 October.

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Phone System Testing – Thursday 9 October

On Thursday 9 October from 12pm – 2pm there will be a resilience test on the phone system used at The Balfour. During this short period, you may experience disruption if calling The Balfour (for example calls dropping out).

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    Vaccination Programme

    Please visit our Vaccination Programme page where you can find up to date information about our 2025 vaccination programme. 
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    Ministerial Annual Review

    Memberjs of the public are invited to NHS Orkney’s Ministerial Annual Review on Monday 6 October from 11.45am – 12.45pm at The Balfour.

  • NHS Near Me

    Please visit these pages to find out more about NHS Near Me consultations held through an online video call.
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    Right Care Right Place

    Across health and social care there are a range of services and experts available to help. They are often based locally or online to make sure accessing the care you need is convenient and timely. ↗

  • Emergency Department

    Understand where to turn and what to expect when visiting the Emergency Department, from the moment you arrive through to receiving treatment. ↗

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