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• Update: temporary access restrictions – Gilbertson Road entrance - roofing works at the Gilbert Bain Hospital

  Please be advised that due to ongoing scaffolding and maintenance works associated with the roofing work repairs at the Gilbert Bain Hospital, temporary access restrictions will be in place at the Gilbertson Road entrance to the hospital from Tuesday 27 October to Friday 30 October 2026, with the possibility of works continuing into the weekend.

• Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) publishes Safe Delivery of Care inspection report on maternity services at the Gilbert Bain Hospital

  NHS Shetland has welcomed the publication of HIS's report following its unannounced Safe Delivery of Care inspection of maternity services at the Gilbert Bain Hospital in June 2026