Wishart welcomes new bereavement suite
Shetland’s MSP Beatrice Wishart has welcomed the Gilbert Bain Hospital’s new bereavement suite for families suffering early pregnancy loss. Ms Wishart lodged a parliamentary motion at Holyrood…
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Northern Star bereavement suite offers ‘guiding light’ to parents after pregnancy loss
A new bereavement suite for parents who have suffered an early pregnancy loss has opened today in the Gilbert Bain Hospital.
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NHS applies for planning permission to build enclosure for MRI scanner
NHS Shetland has applied for planning permission to build a “weather proof enclosure” for the MRI scanner. The health board is also looking to build…
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Milestone reached by charitable Scalloway fundraiser
A member of Northlink’s staff has broken the £50,000 milestone for fundraising in more than a decade of effort for charities. Kathryn Fullerton, who works…
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Medical evacuation of offshore worker
The Shetland Coastguard helicopter carried out a medical evacuation today (Sunday) from an offshore installation under 100 miles west of Shetland. The coastguard was contacted…
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Temporary emergency department relocation at Gilbert Bain
Gilbert Bain hospital is to temporarily relocate the emergency department while maintenance on electrics is completed. Patients will find the emergency department in the day…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard called to Fair Isle for medical transfer
Coastguard were called out to transfer a patient from Fair Isle to Clickimin early this morning (Wednesday). It is unclear whether the patient was injured…
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Toys donated to NHS Shetland
NHS Shetland said it had been “very fortunate” after toys were donated by Cooke Aquaculture to the Gilbert Bain Hospital. The salmon farming company, with…
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Mobile operating theatre leaves Gilbert Bain Hospital
The mobile operating theatre has been removed from Gilbert Bain Hospital, after arriving in January 2022. More than 500 operations were undertaken by visiting teams…
READ FULL STORYClickimin: Emergency medivac carried out by coastguard
The coastguard helicopter landed at Clickimin Leisure Complex this morning (Friday) at 9am after an emergency medivac. The alarm was raised at 6.15am from an…
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Gilbert Bain to get temporary MRI scanner
Gilbert Bain Hospital will have a mobile MRI scanner for a week before it heads to Orkney. The scanner will arrive on Friday, 15th July,…
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WATCH: Take a look around the mobile theatre where 400 patients will undergo long-awaited surgery
Hundreds of patients unable to undergo important surgery due to the pandemic will finally receive the procedures they have been waiting for.
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Health board urges hospital visitors to ‘flow before you go’
Hospital visitors are being urged to take Covid-19 tests before attending.
READ FULL STORYNew £125m Gilbert Bain Hospital set to include 100 residential units
A new £125m hospital could be built within five years.
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