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Lorn And Islands Hospital
Lorn & Islands Hospital is a rural general hospital on the southern outskirts of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland. History The hospital was designed by Reiach & Hall using a design solution that has been recognised as particularly well-suited to the local environment. It was officially opened in 1995. When the Scottish Executive looked at reorganising rural health care in 2004 there were local protests: following this there were calls to work more closely with the Belford Hospital in Fort William. A new audiology unit was opened by Rhona Brankin, deputy health minister, in 2005. Services Since this facility opened it has been possible for a number of services to be run from one location, where previously they had been provided from some smaller facilities located across the district. A range of services are provided and the hospital has 66 inpatient beds and a multi-purpose day hospital. There is also a midwife-led service to provide maternity care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHS Highland
NHS Highland is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. Geographically, it is the largest Health Board, covering an area of from Kintyre in the south-west to Caithness in the north-east, serving a population of 320,000 people. In 2016–17 it had an operating budget of £780 million. It provides prehospital care, primary and secondary care services. Organisational structure NHS Highland is composed of two Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs): * The Highland Health and Social Care partnership covers the local government area of Highland. It has two main divisions: ** The North and West operational unit covers Caithness, Sutherland, Lochaber and Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross. ** The Inner Moray Firth operating unit covers Raigmore Hospital, Badenoch and Strathspey, Mid Ross, Inverness and Nairn. * The Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership covers the local government area of Argyll and Bute. History On 1 October 2001 NHS Highland health board was esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
