Highland Health and Social Care Partnership
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Highland Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) follows a lead agency model.
About Highland Health and Social Care Partnership
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership (HHSCP) covers the same area as Highland Council.
The population of the area is around 238,000 people (as at mid-2021) and covers over 26,000 square kilometres, making it one of the largest and most sparsely populated council areas in the UK. Read more about geography, population and other key facts and figures - from Highland Council.
The population is broadly equally divided across urban areas, small towns, rural areas and very rural areas. Outside Inverness and the Inner Moray Firth, there are a number of key settlements around the area including Wick and Thurso in the far north, Fort William in the South West, Skye in the West, Aviemore in the South and Nairn in the East. These areas act as local service centres for the extensive rural areas which make up the majority of the region.
NHS Highland is the lead agency for Integrated Health and Social Care for Adults, while Highland Council is the lead agency for Integrated Health and Social Care for Children. There are four coterminous managerial areas for NHS Highland and Highland Council children’s services. There are also nine local Community Planning Partnerships.
The governance of the partnership is managed by the Joint Monitoring Committee which consists of the two lead agencies, representatives from the Third Sector, and independent partners, service users and carers. These partners are represented in strategic planning and governance processes.
Chief Officers
Chief Officer for Health and Social Care
Pamela Stott
email pamela.cremin2@nhs.scot
phone 01349 869207
Interim Deputy Chief Officer
Jill Mitchell
email jill.mitchell2@nhs.scot
Heads of Services
Community Directorate HHSCP
Michelle Johnstone (Interim)
email michelle.johnstone2@nhs.scot
phone 01847 808559
or phone 01847 808553
Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
Arlene Johnstone
email arlene.johnstone2@nhs.scot
Primary Care
Jill Mitchell
email jill.mitchell2@nhs.scot
Area Managers
See Highland HSCP district boundaries.
Caithness, Sutherland, East Ross, Nairn and Ardersier
Christian Nicolson
email christian.nicolson@nhs.scot
phone 01847 808 554
or phone 01847 808 553
Inverness, Badenoch and Strathspey, Mid Ross
Sharon Hammell
email sharon.hammell2@nhs.scot
Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross, Lochaber
Karen-Anne Wilson
email karen-anne.wilson@nhs.scot
phone 07825 281 905
District Managers
See Highland HSCP district boundaries and single points of access for integrated teams in each district.
Badenoch and Strathspey
Gillian Davidson
email gillian.davidson8@nhs.scot
Caithness
Christian Nicolson
email christian.nicolson@nhs.scot
phone 01847 808 554
or phone 01847 808 553
East Ross
Kate Kenmure
email kate.kenmure@nhs.scot
phone 01408 664 033
Inverness
James Merriman
email nhsh.spoainvernesseastwest@nhs.scot
phone 01463 888 333
Lochaber
Karen-Anne Wilson
email karen-anne.wilson@nhs.scot
phone 07825 281 905
Mid Ross
Kenny Rodgers
email kenny.rodgers@nhs.scot
Nairn and Ardersier
Ros Philip
email ros.philip@nhs.scot
Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross
Dawn Pridham
email dawn.pridham@nhs.scot
phone 01471 822 137
Sutherland
Fiona Thomas
email fiona.thomas@nhs.scot
phone 01408 664 018
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)
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Highland Health and Social Care Partnership
Highland Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) follows a lead agency model.
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Highland HSCP publications
Recent publications from Highland Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) including the Strategic Plan for Adult Se...
About NHS Highland
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Our population and people
Statistics on the population we serve, and our workforce.
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Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership
Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) includes social care services and all health services, incl...
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NHS Highland Board
NHS Highland is managed by a Board made up of Non-Executive and designated Executive Directors.
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Board and committee meetings
The Board and Governance Committees provide accountability and governance over decision making and performance.
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Board and committee appointments
Vacancies currently available for positions on the NHS Highland Board or committees, or on the Argyll and Bute Integr...
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Publications and public records
NHS Highland is required to publish a range of information in the public domain.
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Service redesign
Service change and hospital upgrades in the Highland area.