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      <title>NHS Shetland to launch walk-in clinic pilot this week</title>
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      <description>A new walk-in clinic pilot is set to open in Lerwick this week, offering patients alternative access to urgent primary care-based help.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>NHS Shetland extends digital physiotherapy service after pilot shows 75% of patients require no further treatment</title>
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      <description>NHS Shetland and the Shetland Health and Care Partnership have extended the use of the Phio, EQL’s digital physiotherapy platform, for a further two years following a successful pilot that demonstrated strong clinical outcomes and reduced demand on frontline services.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Vaccination Team drop-in dates - Grantfield </title>
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      <description>Vaccination Team drop-in dates - Grantfield </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>RSV Vaccine</title>
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      <description>The RSV vaccine helps protect against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), a common virus that can make babies and older adults seriously ill.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Service information for Monday 6 April</title>
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      <description>Monday 6 April is a public holiday for NHS Shetland.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Vaccination Team – Grantfield update</title>
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      <description>The Vaccination Team remains based at Grantfield and will continue to operate from this location when the new walk-in clinic opens at the same site at the end of April.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Service update - Podiatry and Orthotics</title>
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      <description>Please be advised that during the time period from 3 April to 7 April, the Podiatry and Orthotics Departments will be operating with critically low staffing levels. We will have only one part-time podiatrist available and no administrative support throughout the week.&#13;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Protecting the community against measles</title>
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      <description>Cases of measles in some other parts of the UK and overseas are higher than they are in Scotland. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>NHS Shetland celebrates UNICEF Gold Baby Friendly accreditation</title>
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      <description>NHS Shetland’s Maternity and Health Visiting services are celebrating after achieving Gold accreditation under the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative – a nationally recognised mark of excellence in care for babies and their families.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Levenwick Health Centre – Changes to how your medicine prescription is prepared and checked</title>
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      <description>From 30 March, patients registered at Levenwick Health Centre will now have their prescriptions prepared and checked by a community pharmacy. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sign Language Week - 16–22 March</title>
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      <description>This week, 16 – 22 March, is Sign Language Week. The week aims to raise awareness of sign language, and to celebrate the rich cultural heritage and vibrant community behind it.&#13;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>NHS Shetland commits to becoming Endometriosis Friendly Employer</title>
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      <description>NHS Shetland is delighted to announce that it is one of the latest organisations pledging to support colleagues impacted by endometriosis, by joining the Endometriosis Friendly Employer scheme. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Be aware of scam phone calls</title>
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      <description>Please be aware of possible suspicious calls involving someone impersonating staff from a health centre calling to do a wellness check.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Update: Hospital visiting restrictions on Ward 1 lifted</title>
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      <description>As of today, Thursday 5 March, hospital visiting restrictions on Ward 1 have been lifted.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Service update - Hospital visiting restrictions on Ward 1</title>
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      <description>Due to a high volume of respiratory illness within our community, we are temporarily limiting hospital visits on Ward 1 at the Gilbert Bain Hospital to essential visits only.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Update: Hospital visiting restrictions on Ward 3 lifted</title>
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      <description>As of today, Thursday 26 February, hospital visiting restrictions on Ward 3 have been lifted.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Service update - Hospital visiting restrictions on Ward 3</title>
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      <description>Due to cases of respiratory illness, we are temporarily limiting hospital visits on Ward 3 at the Gilbert Bain Hospital to essential visits only. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Car parking restrictions at the Gilbert Bain Hospital - 5pm Thursday 19 February to Monday 23 February</title>
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      <description>To allow essential external repair works to begin at the Gilbert Bain Hospital, part of the hospital car park will be closed from 5pm on Thursday 19 February until Monday 23 February.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Clinical Development Fellow Dr Kirsty Brown awarded Cullen prize from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh</title>
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      <description>NHS Shetland is delighted to announce that Dr Kirsty Brown, Clinical Development Fellow, has been awarded the prestigious William Cullen Prize by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) in recognition of her outstanding contribution to medical education and service innovation in rural healthcare.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>NHS Shetland set to improve community patient services across the region with introduction of Cambric’s Morse mobile EPR solution</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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