[2] When the Scottish Executive looked at reorganising rural health care in 2004 there were local protests: following this there were calls to work more closely with the Belford Hospital in Fort William.

[3] A new audiology unit was opened by Rhona Brankin, deputy health minister, in 2005.

[8] A multi-disciplinary team treats patients who are admitted to the hospital following a stroke.

The stroke team offers continuity to patients from admission to the point of discharge and even into the community, where appropriate.

[9] Although plans to offer a dentistry treatment service from the hospital have been approved, by March 2014 there was still no confirmation about when this would be operational.