NHS Shetland
NHS Shetland is an NHS board which provides healthcare services in Shetland, Scotland.
| NHS Shetland | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | NHS board |
| Established | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LA[1] |
| Region served | Shetland |
| Hospitals | Gilbert Bain Hospital Montfield Hospital |
| Staff | 592 (2018/19)[2] |
| Website | www |
NHS Shetland operates two hospitals:
- Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick
- Montfield Hospital, Lerwick
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] 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.[5]
NHS Shetland is headquartered in Montfield, Lerwick.
The director of public health is Susan Webb.[6]
References
- "NHS Shetland Contacts". NHS Shetland. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019" (PDF). NHS Shetland. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "NHS Shetland Board". www.shb.scot.nhs.uk/. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- "Rural population finds itself on receiving end of urban policy again". Health Service Journal. 9 September 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- "NHS funds 'should help tackle GP shortages'". Shetland Times. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- Johnson, Peter (30 September 2014). "NHS top earners revealed". Shetland Times. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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