Thousands have to travel outwith their locality

North Highlands health care campaigners are demanding their human right to accessible healthcare, at an online event today (27 February).

Women in North Highlands have been raising significant concerns about lack of access to safe and accessible reproductive and maternity healthcare, since the downgrading of provision at Wick Hospital in 2016.

A recent Scottish Human Rights Commission’s report found that “more than 14,000 patients per year now have to travel [to Inverness] for routine, emergent, and acute cases, with no risk assessments for patient safety.” 

This free event - organised by North Highland Women’s Wellbeing Hub (NHWWH), Making Rights Real and the Scottish Women’s Convention – is open to all who are concerned about healthcare provision. 

The event will hear from local campaigners about their fight for accessible healthcare and learn about the human right to healthcare. Campaigners will discuss using human rights to hold healthcare providers accountable. There will also be time for questions and discussion. 

Tickets are still available: Healthcare is a Human Right Tickets, Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite