Health

The Deputy First Minister has been told about the “disastrous situation” faced by Caithness mothers who have to travel to Inverness to give birth.

A young farmer set out from John O’Groats with his support team on Sunday and is heading to Land’s End in a pig-themed car aptly named Pigasso.

A Highland boy (5) with an extremely rare genetic disease is searching for a Ross County FC kit in time for his “best day ever” as club mascot.

A network of walking groups which operates in Thurso, Castletown and Wick has become the 700th organisation to sign up to a mental health charter.

Jamie Stone, MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, is set to arrange two 'one-stop' support events for senior residents in Wick and Dunbeath.

A gay man from the far north recounts the experience of being given hallucinogenic drugs in a bid to change his sexuality.

Blind and partially sighted people in Caithness will be able to receive in-person support at upcoming events with a leading sight loss charity.

Councillors in Caithness want answers from the new boss of NHS Highland over “the significant cost” of providing locum psychiatrists in the north.

Jamie’s Journal by Jamie Stone

Scotland’s new first minister has been urged to focus on the Highlands, with a lack of dentists in Caithness among the issues raised by MP Jamie Stone

Changing rooms at the games hall in Thurso High School are due to be demolished this year, it has been confirmed by Highland Council.

NHS Highland has been recognised for the way it treats overseas staff, such as three assistant practitioners from Kenya who are working in Caithness.

Holyrood Notebook by Rhoda Grant

Healthcare campaigners are preparing for a wellbeing festival in Wick next month that will feature around 40 exhibitors as well as guest speakers.

Highland councillor Willie Mackay has called for as many responses as possible to the social care survey being run by Encompass Caithness.

A lifesaving charity that transports vital medical supplies across the Highlands and Islands free of charge for the NHS has received a funding boost.

NHS Highland has launched an app to help new dads in the north cope with the significant change in their life.

The "unbelievable" shortage of indoor sports facilities in the Thurso area is having "a serious impact" on local clubs and groups.

A woman moved by the plight of patients who spend prolonged periods at the Highlands’ only mental health hospital is setting up a charity for them.

A Caithness man is keen to raise awareness of Scotland’s bowel screening programme after his cancer was detected at an early stage.