Assurances were made by NHS Highland last week that all 12 beds at Portree Community Hospital will be open by May next year.
The news follows the publication of the Ritchie Report in May, which categorically stated that not only must the hospital remain open, but that services there should be enhanced.
The constituency MSP for Skye, Kate Forbes, welcomed the news. Along with local people, the SOS Skye campaign group and fellow politicians, Ms Forbes has previously raised concerns about the health board’s repeated closures of out-ofhours services in the north of Skye.