NHS Shetland
TypeNHS board
Established1 April 2004
HeadquartersLerwick, Shetland, Scotland[1]
Region servedShetland
HospitalsGilbert Bain Hospital
Staff663 (2020/21)[2]
Websitewww.nhsshetland.scot Edit this at Wikidata

NHS Shetland is an NHS board which provides healthcare services in Shetland, Scotland. The organisation is responsible for the provision of health and social care to the population of around 23,000 people that are resident in Shetland.[3] There are 10 GP practices in Shetland with a primary care emergency centre in Lerwick staffed by three salaried GPs.[4]

Services

NHS Shetland operates one hospital:

History

Following a public consultation in June 2011 Montfield Hospital, Lerwick was closed in November 2011.[5] In December 2013, NHS Shetland moved its headquarters to the upper floor of Montfield.[6]

There are difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff because of the isolation of some of the practices. As of December 2014, Whalsay has been without a permanent doctor for more than a year.[7]

The director of public health is Susan Webb.[8]

References

  1. ^ "NHS Shetland Contacts". NHS Shetland. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Shetland NHS Board Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2021" (PDF). NHS Shetland. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ "NHS Shetland Board". www.shb.scot.nhs.uk/. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Rural population finds itself on receiving end of urban policy again". Health Service Journal. 9 September 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Day hospital at Montfield formally closed as home care proves successful". The Shetland Times. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. ^ "NHS headquarters is on the move". The Shetland Times. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. ^ "NHS funds 'should help tackle GP shortages'". Shetland Times. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  8. ^ Johnson, Peter (30 September 2014). "NHS top earners revealed". Shetland Times. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

External links

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