[4] In 2005 NHS Orkney found it impossible to attract GPs for remote island, surgeries although offering a generous remuneration package.

[5] In 2007, John Ross Scott, a former Liberal Democrat leader of the Scottish Borders Council became chair of the board.

[6] In 2009 the board published their own vision for how healthcare services across the Islands could be redesigned, in order to become more sustainable.

[7] In 2011 the board decided to use tablet computers to reduce the printing costs associated with their meetings.

[10] Meghan McEwen, who had been a non-executive board member since 2018, was appointed as chairwoman of NHS Orkney in February 2020.