Caithness initial agreement to be submitted to NHS Highland Board

29th October 2021

The redesign of services in Caithness will take a step forward at the end of next month when the initial agreement is presented to the NHS Highland Board for sign off.

Having been through the first stages of NHS Highland governance the initial agreement will be heard at the next Board meeting in November. Once ratified by the Board it will then go to the Scottish Government Capital Investment Group for approval.

Michelle Johnstone, North Area Manager for NHS Highland, said: "Approval of the Initial Agreement will be a huge milestone for the redesign project.

"It will allow us to proceed to the next stage which will involve a more detailed development of the service model, workforce plan, and accommodation brief. This will then allow us to appoint design teams to develop proposals for the two new Community Hubs and changes in Caithness General Hospital and take them forward to planning permission stage.

“It's an exciting time in the project and I look forward to the next steps."

Comment
Still along way to go with this part of the redesign as many Caithness folk will know from the long series of meetings over the past few years.