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NHS Near Me - Outpatients and Other Service Appointments

In order to reduce the potential spread of Covid-19, outpatient and other services, wherever possible, are continuing to be run through NHS Near Me.

NHS Near Me is a new video consulting service which provides virtual consultations enabling you to attend your appointment by video link.

As with any other appointment, you must be invited to attend a consultation first by either a referral processes or by self-referral to the department. You must have a pre-arranged appointment to be seen.

If you want to make a test call before your appointment is due, click the button below (please ensure you are using Google Chrome on Windows / Android devices, or Safari on Apple devices).

test call button

NHS Near Me virtual appointment

If a virtual appointment is appropriate for you and this has been booked, general information about using NHS Near Me is available by clicking here.

The short video below is also available showing how easy the process is to use:

  • To enter the relevant virtual waiting room, simply select the appropriate link from the list below, shortly before your allocated appointment time.
  • On entering the waiting room, your clinician/service provider will be able to see that you have arrived and you are waiting and should be with you shortly.
  • If the appointment is running late, you should receive a message advising you of the delay.
Getting in touch

We shall be delighted to hear from you, so here are the various ways of contacting us:

The Balfour

By telephone to:
01856 888100
(during office hours)

01856 888000
(out of hours)

By e-mail to:
ORK.feedback@nhs.scot

By letter to the address below:

Foreland Road
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1NZ