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MenB Vaccination For Young People Programme

Posted on June 23rd, 2026

  Meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine to be offered to eligible young people this summer    Following recent outbreaks of meningitis in the UK, the Scottish Government has announced plans to offer a […]

Etonogestrel Implant (Nexplanon) Extended Licence

Posted on June 12th, 2026

  The College of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (COSRH) have issued a statement advising that “available evidence supports use of […]

Scam MyCare.scot Text Messages

Posted on May 14th, 2026

We are aware of scam (smishing) text messages circulating that falsely claim to be from MyCare.scot, often using urgent language […]

Cardiovascular Health Check (CVD)

Posted on April 7th, 2026

**UPDATE – 07/04/2026 – The Directed Enhanced Service CVD scheme has been extended to run throughout 2026**   Riverside Medical […]

Public Holidays

Posted on April 3rd, 2026

In line with all of NHS Highland, our GP practice will be closed on the following dates: Friday, 25th December […]

Outbreak of meningitis group B in Kent

Posted on March 24th, 2026

As you will likely be aware, there has been a very significant outbreak of invasive meningitis in Kent and sadly […]

Rethink Dementia Campaign

Posted on February 19th, 2026

A new phase of the Dementia Anti-Stigma campaign, in partnership with COSLA, is now live. The campaign encourages people to […]

Sepsis – Spotting the signs

Posted on February 2nd, 2026

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s response to an infection causes damage to its own tissues […]

Change to the childhood immunisation schedule

Posted on January 28th, 2026

HIV Informed

Posted on December 4th, 2025

Waverly Care, the HIV charity has launched HIV Informed, a free online learning hub developed in partnership with NHS Scotland […]