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Urgent care plan to be submitted for Skye’s Portree hospital

A plan to deliver 24/7 urgent care at a Skye hospital will be submitted to the Scottish government on Friday, according to NHS Highland.

There has been a row over availability of services at Portree after a woman died and another woman suffered a severe allergic reaction in the town on Saturday 11 May.

Six years ago, a review recommended there should be access to urgent non-emergency care 24 hours a day, all week. Currently the care is available by appointment from 08:30 to 19:30 at weekends.

NHS Highland said urgent care was distinct from emergency care, which would continue to be provided at Skye’s Broadford Hospital by calling 999.

The incidents earlier this month came during the Skye Live music festival, one of the busiest weekends in Portree.

A 49-year-old woman died after becoming unwell and another woman, Eilidh Beaton, was helped by coastguard and RNLI volunteers after she suffered a severe allergic reaction.


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