Senior NHS Highland officers and scientific consultants have met in Wick to debate the event of the main redesign of well being and social care companies throughout Caithness which can embrace two new Community hubs and Care Villages in Wick and Thurso.

The “cross-checking” workshop gave leaders of the vary of departments concerned the chance to current and overview their visions for companies that shall be delivered.

The occasion was attended by NHS Highland Chief Executive, Pam Dudek, and quite a lot of different senior NHS Highland executives, in addition to Ron Gunn, chair of community-led healthcare enchancment group CHAT.

Sites within the Noss space of Wick and on the Dunbar Hospital in Thurso have been chosen because the areas for the brand new Community Hubs, which shall be a key a part of wider proposals to revamp, modernise and enhance well being and social care companies within the space.

The workshop was independently facilitated by Hub North Scotland.

Graham McCorkindale, of Hub North Scotland mentioned: “We had been delighted to assist the Clinical Workshop in Wick alongside colleagues from NHS Highland. Our enter was led by Norman Sutherland who will not be solely a famend healthcare planner however is a local of Caithness. 

“The workshop was an essential milestone within the improvement of the scientific transient for the redesign of well being and care companies throughout Caithness. It was nice for every self-discipline to elucidate their work up to now and for the constructive problem that ensued.

“By undertaking this exercise, we will be able to work with NHS Highland to ensure that all aspects of the service redesign are fully coordinated. It was also great to meet in person so many of the NHS Highland team and to receive a warm welcome from all the team and the local community. We look forward to continuing to work with our NHS Highland colleagues to achieve the best possible outcomes for the people of Caithness.”

Christian Nicolson, NHS Highland’s Caithness District Manager, added: “This was a really helpful occasion that introduced all the assorted disciplines concerned in delivering well being and social care collectively to assist form the way forward for their companies within the space.

“The planned Community Hubs are just one element of a much wider programme of transformational service change seeking to fundamental redesign how we deliver adult health and social care services for people living in Caithness.”