CHAT Chairman, Ron Gunn, has been quoted in the online John O’Groat Journal today, saying that “the appointment of a locum consultant psychiatrist from outwith the county is “not an ideal situation”. Ron said that the previous Locum Consultant did not have her contract renewed, something he found hard to understand, especially as she hadContinue reading “Appointment of locum psychiatrist from outwith Caithness ‘not an ideal situation’ says Ron Gunn”
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MUMS AND BABIES LIVING IN “RURAL & REMOTE” AREAS FAILED
CHAT works closely with health campaigners from Dumfries and Galloway, and from Skye, where mums face similar issues to us in accessing healthcare. We maintain – and we are right – that mums and babies have clear and unequivocal human rights, which should in no way be eroded simply because we live in an areaContinue reading “MUMS AND BABIES LIVING IN “RURAL & REMOTE” AREAS FAILED”
A9 ACTION NEEDED NOW!
Today, the A9 south was again blocked, near The Ord, this time due to a fallen tree. Yes, we know it is winter, and we understand that these things happen, but the point we make is that if all our services are going to be constantly centralised to the faraway city, then we MUST haveContinue reading “A9 ACTION NEEDED NOW!”
MATERNITY SURVEY
CHAT Secretary Maria Aitken thanks all those who so kindly contributed to the recent Maternity Survey:- “Thank you so much to the 178 mums who took time to complete our maternity survey and those mums who we spoke to in person and who contacted us by email . Your stories remain confidential, but we haveContinue reading “MATERNITY SURVEY”
25 YEARS AGO………..
An interesting clip from the Groat, dated July 24, 1998. Caithness and Sutherland NHS Chairman, George Bruce, expressed his fears of what might happen if local control was lost. And here we are, a quarter of a century later, and it would seem that Mr Bruce’s predictions were totally accurate……………………
CHANNEL 4 – “The struggle for womens healthcare in the Scottish Highlands”
A really excellent news story broadcast last night on Channel Four, in which our friends from the North Highland Women’s Wellness Hub did a tremendous job in highlighting the issues faced by women living in Caithness. There is no doubt that the team have worked really hard to get this very valuable publicity, and –Continue reading “CHANNEL 4 – “The struggle for womens healthcare in the Scottish Highlands””
CHAT IN THE NEWS! ROLE REVERSAL WOULD LEAD TO PUBLIC OUTCRY…………..
Today’s Caithness Courier has given great coverage to the meeting held last Saturday at Caithness General Hospital when we had a very constructive meeting with the most senior figures in NHS Highland. The headline said “Role Reversal would lead to public outcry” – and what we meant was that if things were the the wayContinue reading “CHAT IN THE NEWS! ROLE REVERSAL WOULD LEAD TO PUBLIC OUTCRY…………..”
CHAT MEET WITH NHS HIGHLAND SENIOR TEAM
A tremendous turn out from CHAT members on Saturday, when we met with the NHS senior team at Caithness General Hospital – and huge thanks to our friends from the North Highland Womens Wellness Hub for their valuable input, and also to those members of the public who so kindly contributed by sharing their ownContinue reading “CHAT MEET WITH NHS HIGHLAND SENIOR TEAM”
CHAT TO MEET WITH NHSH CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD
CHAT members are meeting shortly – in Caithness – with Sarah Compton-Bishop, Chair of NHS Highland Board, as well as the outgoing Chief Executive, Pamela Dudek, and Pamela Cremin, the Interim Chief Officer. This is an ideal opportunity for us to really state the case for Caithness and we fully intend to do so. SimplyContinue reading “CHAT TO MEET WITH NHSH CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD”
MATERNITY MODEL BRANDED “MEDIEVAL” – JAMIE STONE
MP Jamie Stone has delivered a damning indictment of the current Maternity Model in Caithness, in a hard-hitting article in the Caithness Courier today (081123). Referring to the Scottish Government’s “Best Start” scheme, he said that the situation faced by mums in Caithness was a “recipe for tragedy” and added that “I certainly would notContinue reading “MATERNITY MODEL BRANDED “MEDIEVAL” – JAMIE STONE”
Caithness Health Action Team 