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NHS Highland is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. Geographically, it is the largest Health Board, covering an area of 32,500 km² from Kintyre in the south-west to Caithness in the north-east, serving a population of 300,000 people. It employs over 9,000 people, making it one of the largest employers in the region.
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Amalgamation
On April 1, 2006, NHS Highland took over responsibility for part of the former NHS Argyll and Clyde region (corresponding approximately to the Argyll and Bute council area), the other part of which was transferred to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Organisation
NHS Highland is composed of one specialist services unit and four Community Health Partnerships:
- North Highland — based in Wick
- Mid Highland — based in Invergordon
- South and East Highland — based in Inverness
- Argyll and Bute — based in Oban and Lochgilphead
Hospitals
- List of hospitals in Scotland (NHS Highland section)
NHS Highland is responsible for five district general hospitals:
- Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
- Caithness General Hospital, Wick
- Belford Hospital, Fort William
- Lorn and Islands Hospital, Oban
- Dunoon General Hospital
There are also a number of Community Hospitals:
- The Mackinnon Memorial Hospital in Broadford on Skye staffed by rural practitioners and serves Skye and Lochalsh
- Ross Memorial Hospital in Dingwall
- County Hospital in Invergordon
- Lawson Memorial Hospital in Golspie
See also
- Glencoe House
External links
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Categories:- NHS Highland
- Health in Highland (council area)
- Health in Argyll
- Organisations based in Inverness
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