NHS Orkney is the smallest health board in Scotland. This brings its own challenges, but it also offers unrivalled opportunities. For those who thrive on delivering quality patient care, we provide an environment where your skills and ambitions can be developed to the full. Quality patient care has been the hallmark of NHS Orkney in recent years and, thanks to the tireless efforts of our dedicated and mobile staff, we are able to provide as many services as possible from facilities that are local and fit for purpose.

Hospital Services

The Balfour Hospital

In 2002, a £5.5M redevelopment programme located all the hospital services onto the one site at the Balfour Hospital in Kirkwall, with a new operating theatre and sterilising suite, new laboratories and X-Ray facilities.