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.

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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.

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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. 

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Latest news

It's Cervical Screening Awareness Week

23/06/2025

This Cervical Screening Awareness Week (19 to 24 June 2025), NHS Highland is asking people across Highland and Argyll and Bute to share their thoughts on cervical screening.

Look to See - a Refugee Week exhibition by young people

16/06/2025

As part of the Highland Council’s celebration of Refugee Week - 16 to 22 June - we are delighted to announce that a sharing of photographs, taken by separated young people seeking asylum living within the Highlands, is to be shown at Eden Court Arts Centre, Inverness.

Critical incident affecting access to digital systems

12/06/2025

NHS Highland has now closed the critical incident declared in response to a network fault that affected digital systems.

Jim McSorley appointed as the new Business Manager for the Argyll and Bute Alcohol and Drug Partnership

30/05/2025

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) are pleased to announce that Jim McSorley has been appointed as the new Business Manager for the Argyll and Bute Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP).

Lochaber’s Single Point of Access service makes accessing health and care support easier

29/05/2025

A new service called the Single Point of Access has been launched in Lochaber to help local residents quickly and easily connect with health and social care services.

Argyll and Bute HSCP are proudly supporting Volunteers Week

29/05/2025

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) are pleased to be celebrating Volunteers Week, honouring the incredible dedication and hard work of all volunteers across Argyll and Bute.

Recent publications

Independent External View of Skye, Lochalsh and South West Ross Out of Hours - Sir Lewis Ritchie Final Progress Report (April 2025)

Employability and Widening Access Strategy 2025-2028

Equality, diversity and inclusion publications

Highland Health and Social Care Partnership - Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

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.

Together We Care Strategy 2022-2027 - cover