The out-of-hours service at Portree Hospital will be suspended tonight because of ongoing staffing pressures, NHS Highland has said.
The service at the minor injuries unit/urgent care centre at the hospital in Skye was suspended last night before it re-opened between 8am and 6pm today.
It will be suspended once more from 6pm until 8am tomorrow.
A health service spokesman said: “The decision has been made following ongoing staffing pressures which directly impacts patient safety.
“NHS Highland would like to assure the public that this decision was not taken lightly. The management team exhausted all avenues to try and provide cover and will continue to take every possible action to maintain services and fill vacant shifts.”
There is no change to accessing emergency services and people should dial 999 if they experience a medical emergency and the Scottish Ambulance Service will respond as appropriate.
When the Portree Unit is not open, cover will be provided by the rural practitioner team based at the Dr MacKinnon Memorial Hospital in Broadford.
Out of hours service suspended at Portree Hospital in Skye
