Rural general hospital
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The rural general hospital is a concept unique to the National Health Service in Scotland. A rural general hospital is a small hospital, similar to a district general hospital, that serves an area which is remote and rural, generally with a small population which would otherwise have a long or difficult journey to access secondary care.
These hospitals are all to be found in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Most provide Consultant-led general surgical services and many have Consultant-led general medical services also. A few hospitals have medical services provided by hospital practitioners, who are general practitioners with extra training. All the rural hospitals have maternity services, generally provided by general practitioners and midwives, although some have Consultant-led services.[1]
[edit] Rural General Hospitals
- Balfour Hospital, Kirkwall, Orkney - run by NHS Orkney[2]
- Belford Hospital, Fort William, Lochaber - run by NHS Highland[3]
- Caithness General Hospital, Wick, Caithness - run by NHS Highland[4]
- Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick, Shetland - run by NHS Shetland[5]
- Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, Broadford, Isle of Skye - run by NHS Highland[6]
- Western Isles Hospital, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis - run by NHS Western Isles[7]
[edit] Sometimes included
- Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin, Moray
- Lorn and Islands District General Hospital, Oban, Argyll
[edit] References
- ^ Douglas JDM (September 2005). "Remote and Rural Healthcare in Scotland". Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
- ^ NHS Orkney. Balfour Hospital. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ NHS Highland. Belford Hospital, Fort William. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ NHS Highland. Caithness General Hospital, Wick. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ NHS Shetland. Gilbert Bain Hospital. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ NHS Highland. Dr MacKinnon Memorial Hospital / Broadford Hospital. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ NHS Western Isles. Western Isles Hospital. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
