Highlands and Islands Regional MSP Rhoda Grant was concerned to learn that five patients travel from Skye to Raigmore Hospital three times a week for kidney dialysis treatment.
When a patient’s kidneys fail, dialysis treatment keeps the body in balance by removing waste, salt and extra water to stop them building up in the body.
The MSP spoke to Elaine Mead, chief executive of NHS Highland, to ask if they had considered installing a dialysis machine into Broadford Hospital.