NHS Orkney
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NHS Orkney is one of the fourteen regions of the NHS Scotland
. It provides healthcare services in the Orkney area. NHS Orkney is headquartered in Garden House Kirkwall
.
It operates one hospital, Balfour Hospital
, in Kirkwall.
NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland is the publicly funded healthcare system of Scotland. Although they are separate bodies the organisational separation between NHS Scotland and the other three healthcare organisations each commonly called the National Health Service in the United Kingdom tends to be hidden from its...
. It provides healthcare services in the Orkney area. NHS Orkney is headquartered in Garden House Kirkwall
Kirkwall
Kirkwall is the biggest town and capital of Orkney, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. The town is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the residence of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of Orkney, who was killed by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty...
.
It operates one hospital, Balfour Hospital
Balfour Hospital
Balfour Hospital is a rural general hospital in Kirkwall, run by NHS Orkney. It is the main hospital in the Orkney Islands.-History:Orkney's first hospital was established in October 1845, in what is today the Kirkwall West End Hotel...
, in Kirkwall.