Nairn Town and County Hospital

Nairn Town and County Hospital and Primary Care Centre is a healthcare facility located in Nairn, Scotland. It serves a population of around 14,000 people living in the Nairn and Ardersier locality of NHS Highland It is often referred to simply as Nairn Town and County Hospital’ which was the name it had before the redevelopment that was fully opened in September 2012.Integrated servicesThe facility now incorporates a community hospital and primary care centre which are run by general practitioners, providing a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services.The primary care centre has 22 consultation and treatment rooms, including a dedicated Minor Surgery Suite and Ultrasound room.The 19 community hospital beds are used for the care of patients who require more intensive medical input than can be provided in their own home, but who do not require to be admitted to the District General Hospital located in Inverness.The Nuffield Trust and King’s Fund observed that this facility has a configuration that allows it to operate as an integrated primary, community and social care services centre within which the merged GP partnership is based.Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing visited the facility in June 2014 to see the benefits arising from having these integrated health and social care arrangements available to patients.