Health

TAKING a minute to show you care and asking directly about suicide could change the life of someone thinking about taking their own life.

Keeping Highland Hearts Healthy is the theme of a patient information event being organised by NHS Highland’s cardiovascular team this Saturday.

NHS Highland is seeking to recruit two lay members to the Highland Health and Social Care Committee.

A SUICIDE prevention pilot project that has already helped 400 adults in the Inverness area is to be extended to 17 and 18-year-olds.

THE waiting room in Raigmore Hospital's emergency department has reopened following earlier localised flooding, NHS Highland has confirmed.

RAIGMORE Hospital's emergency department waiting room has been closed temporarily due to heavy overnight rainfall. NHS Highland has announced.

THE family of a brave Inverness boy have noticed an amazing improvement in his condition after he underwent cutting edge therapy in the USA.

AN awareness walk aimed at ending stigmas surrounding mental health attracted more than 200 people in Inverness.

WHISTLEBLOWERS whose claims of bullying sparked the review into staff treatment at NHS Highland say they have paid “a heavy price” for their actions.

NHS Highland chiefs have apologised following the publication of a report into alleged bullying – vowing "lessons will be learned".

A REPORT looking into an alleged bullying culture at NHS Highland has been published.

GOLFING enthusiasts are flocking to chip in to a great cause on an acclaimed course – and putting themselves in line to drive away with a new car.

AN under-threat Highland charity supporting people with autism has secured its immediate future – thanks to the public and fundraisers.

A WOMAN from Nairn is backing a campaign encouraging people with a condition that weakens their bones to exercise.

MEMBERS of the Highland Youth Parliament have had the chance to shadow senior managers across public sector services.

A GENEROUS donation of more than £1000 was made to Highland Hospice by a local family in honour of their beloved mother and wife who died of cancer.

A NEW £1 million state-of the art medical centre has opened in Fort Augustus.

A WOMAN has spoken of her sister’s ‘amazing gift’ ten years on from the kidney transplant which transformed her life.

AN Inverness nurse is donating her hair while raising money for Kidney Research UK.

FOOD banks, charities and community groups across the Inverness area could receive an added boost from local Tesco supermarkets this Easter.