Mobile CT scanner to offer temporary solution as NHS waits for replacement
A mobile CT scanner will be used on a temporary basis from the Gilbert Bain Hospital car park this month.
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Aeroplane lands at Sumburgh with special cargo
An aeroplane has arrived in the isles with a somewhat unusual cargo to help a new-to-Shetland hospital procedure be carried out. The Cessna aircraft landed…
READ FULL STORYEssential visits only to hospital
NHS Shetland says essential visits only will be allowed to the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick from today (Tuesday 29th December).
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Eight hospital staff self isolating
Eight hospital staff were asked to self isolate after staff at the Gilbert Bain Hospital contracted coronavirus. NHS Shetland says a further 30 were tested,…
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NHS bringing in agency staff after latest Covid case
NHS Shetland has been forced to bring in agency workers because a number of its own staff have been told to self-isolate.
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Face masks now compulsory for staff and visitors at Gilbert Bain Hospital
All staff and visitors will have to wear face masks in clinical areas at the Gilbert Bain Hospital from tomorrow (Thursday).
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Covid testing service will be moved
Plans are underway for Shetland’s Covid-19 testing service to move to its new home at Brevik, the site of the old health board headquarters, from
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Gilbert Bain comes up Top Trumps in latest game
The Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick is featuring in the latest edition of the Top Trumps card game.
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Easter egg gifts from next year’s Jarl’s Squad
Next year’s Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ jarl-elect Neil Moncrieff and squad member Iain Black handed over Easter eggs to staff at NHS Shetland this weekend.
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Visiting times at Gilbert Bain to be limited to two hours daily
Patients at the Gilbert Bain hospital will only be allowed visitors for two hours each day.
READ FULL STORYPandemic disease plan implemented as NHS Shetland battles coronavirus outbreak
The Ronas Ward at the Gilbert Bain Hospital is being brought back into clinical use as NHS Shetland has activated its “pandemic disease plan”.
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No rest for helicopter crew with successive call-outs
The Sumburgh-based coastguard rescue helicopter was called out twice on Friday to take oil workers to Lerwick for medical attention.
READ FULL STORYHelicopter flies sick people to hospital on Christmas Day
The Coastguard helicopter was called out twice on Christmas Day to airlift people to the Shetland Mainland.
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Poverty and climate change dominate hustings meeting
Around 30 people attended a hustings debate on Saturday, where those standing in the Lerwick South by-election faced questions on issues including poverty, climate change
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