Important: Our hospitals are very busy today

Waiting times in A&E are much longer than usual. If you need urgent care that is not life-threatening, call NHS 24 on 111. They will direct you to the most appropriate care. This might be a pharmacy, a phone or virtual appointment, a minor injuries unit or accident and emergency at one of our hospitals.

Know Who To Turn To

What we do

We provide physical and mental health services across the Highland and Argyll and Bute Council areas. In Highland, we also provide adult social care.

We deliver our services at hospitals, clinics, community facilities and in people’s homes - either in-person or online.

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Know Who To Turn To

Get the treatment you need - it can sometimes be hard to know what to do if you're unwell:

  • For help from a GP – use your GP surgery's website, use an online service or app, or call the surgery.
  • For urgent medical help – use the NHS 111 online service, or call 111 if you're unable to get help online.
  • For life-threatening emergencies – call 999 for an ambulance.

If you're advised to go to hospital, it's important to go.

signpost to help, support, advice, guidance

Services

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Near Me

Near Me is a confidential and secure service which allows you to attend your pre-arranged appointment using a video call, rather than attending in person. 

Near Me
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Find Your Nearest

Search here for services closest to your postcode.

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Patient Hub

Patient Hub

Patient Hub is a secure online patient portal providing you with information relating to your care.

Patient Hub

Latest news

Adult Support and Protection Day 2025

18/02/2025

Residents across Highland are being asked to be alert to vulnerable adults in their communities who are susceptible to financial harm.

Consultation on proposed Helensburgh Pharmacy

17/02/2025

Time is running out for residents of Helensburgh to have their say on a proposed new pharmacy in the area.

Highland Health Board Endowment Funds charity awarded £98,200 as part of NHS Charities Together’s ‘Innovation Challenge’ fund

06/02/2025

The Highland Health Board Endowment Funds charity (SC016791) is one of six NHS charities across the UK to receive funding from NHS Charities Together’s Innovation Challenge Fund.

Highland celebrates Gold Infant Feeding Award from UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative

05/02/2025

Highland Council and NHS Highland are celebrating their joint achievement in attaining the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Gold accreditation.

Protecting young people in NHS Highland from vaccine preventable diseases

30/01/2025

Parents of school pupils in NHS Highland are being asked to look out for vaccine consent forms being sent home from school.

Director of Public Health report 2024

28/01/2025

Tackling health inequalities and increasing fairness in Highland and Argyll and Bute is the focus of the 2024 Director of Public Health’s annual report.

Recent publications

Duty of Candour annual report 2023-24

Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024 - Health Inequalities

2025-26 public holidays for NHS Highland staff.

Strategic plan for the delivery of integrated health and adult social care services in the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership.

Public health profiles - health and wellbeing reports for each community planning partnership in Highland and Argyll and Bute local authority areas.

During 2022 we engaged with our workforce to understand what they thought we should prioritise for health and care delivery over the five years to 2027. We also asked our partners, communities and wider population what they felt was important. We have turned these into ambitions and have created NHS Highland's 5 year strategy 2022-2027 - Together We Care.

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