Stories tagged with Tag: Gilbert Bain Hospital

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

June 12, 2020 | 7.08pm

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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.

May 5, 2020 | 10.37am

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.

April 12, 2020 | 11.58am

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.

March 17, 2020 | 1.02pm

Pandemic 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”.

March 16, 2020 | 8.44pm

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.

February 1, 2020 | 1.25pm

Helicopter 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.

December 26, 2019 | 2.48pm

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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

November 2, 2019 | 6.56pm

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Man evacuated from supply vessel

A crewman has been flown from an offshore supply vessel in urgent need of medical attention.

October 5, 2019 | 1.40pm