MSP raises healthcare issues with new NHS Highland chief executive

Days after beginning his new post of running Scotland’s largest health board, the new chief executive of NHS Highland met with Kate Forbes MSP as she kept up the pressure on the campaign for reliable and local healthcare for West Highlanders.

Lochaber MSP’s anger at Abellio’s plans to shut Fort William call centre

The constituency MSP for Lochaber has urged Abellio to abandon its plans to move 19 jobs from its Fort William call centre to Glasgow – effectively shutting that office.

Kate Forbes MSP to issue rallying call to young Gaelic speakers in keynote address

Young Gaelic-speakers have a “duty to pass on the language” to the next generation, Kate Forbes MSP will say in a keynote speech.

Kate Forbes MSP welcomes new figures showing second home numbers almost halved in Scotland

Kate Forbes MSP has welcomed new figures that show the number of second homes in Scotland have reduced over the past six years, which industry experts have partly attributed to taxation.

Skye’s MSP hopeful of local kidney dialysis provision for islanders

The constituency MSP for the Isle of Skye has welcomed a commitment from NHS Highland that it is actively seeking a local solution for kidney dialysis patients in the area.