NHS Shetland is an

NHS board NHS Scotland, sometimes styled NHSScotland, is the Publicly-funded health care, publicly–funded healthcare system in Scotland and one of the four systems that make up the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. It operates 14 territoria ...

which provides healthcare services in

Shetland Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway, marking the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the ...

, Scotland. The organisation is responsible for the provision of health and social care to the population of around 23,000 people that are resident in

. There are 10 GP practices in Shetland with a primary care emergency centre in

Lerwick Lerwick ( or ; ; ) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010. It is the northernmost major settlement within the United Kingdom. Centred ...

staffed by three salaried GPs.

Services

NHS Shetland operates one hospital: * Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick

History

Following a public consultation in June 2011 Montfield Hospital, Lerwick was closed in November 2011. In December 2013, NHS Shetland moved its headquarters to the upper floor of Montfield. There are difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff because of the isolation of some of the practices. As of December 2014,

Whalsay Whalsay ( or ''Hvals-øy'', meaning 'Whale Island') is the sixth largest of the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland. Geography Whalsay, also known as "The Bonnie Isle", is a peat-covered island in the Shetland Islands. It is situated ea ...

has been without a permanent doctor for more than a year. The director of public health is Susan Webb.

References

External links

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