‘Health’ Archives
Major Autism Role For Argyll Man
Campbeltown man, David Farrell-Shaw, is to head up Specialisterne Scotland. Launched with £700k investment the unique new social enterprise is expected to create up to 50 jobs for people with autism by providing highly skilled software testing services to leading blue chip companies. John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and [...]
Argyll Telehealth Scheme Highly Commended
A scheme to enable people in Argyll and Bute with long term health problems to send regular medical information to a clinician from their homes has been highly commended at a national awards ceremony. The Telehealth project, a partnership between Argyll and Bute Council and NHS Highland, was singled out at the eWell-Being Awards 2010 in [...]
Helensburgh Ambulance Station
The proposal to build a new ambulance station at Helensburgh’s Victoria Infirmary has been approved. The Argyll and Bute Local Review Body’s (LRB) decision to agree the Scottish Ambulance Service’s application follows both a site visit and a local hearing. The new station will be located adjacent to the Category B-listed Victoria [...]
Organ Donation By Default
Doctors’ leaders in Scotland are calling for a change in the law on organ donation, saying it is needed to save lives. In an article for The Caledonian Mercury, the BMA says that moving to a system of “presumed consent” would increase the number of organs available for transplant and warns that for many people, it is a “matter of life [...]
Food Hygiene Launch For Helensburgh
A scheme aimed at improving public confidence in the hygiene standards of local food businesses is being launched in Helensburgh and Lomond on April 1. The Food Hygiene Information Scheme (FHIS) will see all food businesses in the area – take away shops, cafes, restaurants and pubs – given certificates relating to their most recent [...]
