NHS Shetland
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| NHS Shetland | |
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| Type | NHS board |
| Established | 1 April 2004 |
| Headquarters | Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland[1] |
| Region served | Shetland |
| Hospitals | Gilbert Bain Hospital |
| Staff | 665 WTE (2023/24)[2] |
| Website | www |
NHS Shetland is an NHS board which provides healthcare services in Shetland, Scotland. The organisation is responsible for the provision of health and social care to the population of around 23,000 people that are resident in Shetland.[3] There are 10 GP practices in Shetland with a primary care emergency centre in Lerwick staffed by three salaried GPs.[4]
NHS Shetland operates one hospital:
- Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick
