NHS Shetland
NHS Shetland is an NHS board which provides healthcare services in Shetland, Scotland.
NHS Shetland operates two hospitals:
The organisation is responsible for the provision of health and social care to the population of around 23,000 people that are resident in Shetland. There are 10 GP practices in Shetland with a primary care emergency centre in Lerwick staffed by three salaried GPs. There are difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff because of the isolation of some of the practices. As of December 2014, Whalsay has been without a permanent doctor for more than a year.
NHS Shetland is headquartered in Montfield, Lerwick.
The director of public health is Susan Webb.
