Uist and Barra Hospital

Hospital in Scotland

Uist and Barra Hospital

NHS Western Isles

Shown in the Outer Hebrides

Geography
Location| Benbecula, Eileanan Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates| 57°28′25″N 7°23′8″W﻿ / ﻿57.47361°N 7.38556°W﻿ / 57.47361; -7.38556
Organisation
Care system| Public NHS
Type| Remote community hospital
Affiliated university| None
Services
Emergency department| Yes Accident & Emergency
Beds| 29[1]
History
Opened| 2001
Links
Website| www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk/ospadal-uibhist-agus-bharraigh
Lists| Hospitals in Scotland

Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh (Uist and Barra Hospital) is a community hospital in Benbecula which provides services on the islands of North Uist, South Uist and Benbecula in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Western Isles.

## History

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The hospital, which replaced a 21-bed hospital in Daliburgh and a 25-bed care of the elderly hospital in Lochmaddy, opened in 2001.[2] In 2008 a £500,000 endoscopy suite opened.[3]

In December 2014, NHS Western Isles announced plans to close three dental surgeries which need renovation on the Uists and move the services to the hospital.[4] At the same time, the board proposed decreasing the number of staffed beds from 29 to 16.[5]

## Services

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The hospital has 29 beds, and provides care of the elderly, GP Acute and Midwifery led maternity services.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Uist and Barra Hospital". NHS Western Isles. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
2. ^ "Uist and Barra Hospital". Historic Hospitals. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
3. ^ "Opening of Southern Isles endoscopy suite" (Press release). Scottish Government. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
4. ^ "Plan to centralise dental clinics on the Uists". BBC News. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
5. ^ "Fewer patient beds at Uist and Barra Hospital". Stornoway Gazette. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
6. ^ "Health Improvement Scotland". Retrieved 23 January 2019.

## External links

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* Official website

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* ISNI

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