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July - Covid 19 Drop in Clinics will be available as follows:

Tuesday	5th	July	Lochcarron 9am-12pm	Village Hall	Lochcarron		09.00-12.00
Tuesday	5th	July	Kyleakin 2-6.30pm	Community Centre	Kyleakin	IV41 8PH	14.00-18.30
Wednesday	6th	July	Portree Community Centre	Camanachd Square	Skye	IV51 9BW	12.30-18.00
Thursday	7th	July	Gairloch Community Hall	Gairloch	Gairloch	IV21 2BP	11.00-17.30
Friday	8th	July	Ullapool Village Hall	4 Market Street	Ullapool	IV26 2XE	11.00-17.30

Tuesday	19th	July	Kyleakin	Community Centre	Kyleakin	IV41 8PH	12.30 -18.00
Wednesday	20th	July	Portree Community Centre	Camanachd Square	Skye	IV51 9BW	12.30- 18.00
Thursday	21st	July	Ullapool Village Hall	4 Market Street	Ullapool	IV26 2XE	11.00- 17.30
Friday	22nd	July	Gairloch Community Hall	Gairloch	Gairloch	IV21 2BP	11.00- 17.30

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Some types of mental health medication may make it difficult for the body to regulate temperature.
Thousands more NHS beds to be created in England this winter
Health service chiefs have promised some 7,000 extra beds in England to tackle increased demands.
Covid: Evusheld antibody protection ruled out for most vulnerable
The antibody injection had promised a protection boost to those with conditions such as blood cancer.
Ambulance calls for most serious conditions hit record
Official figures from NHS England suggest high demand for emergency services and hospitals.
Monkeypox: Lack of vaccines pauses rollout in Brighton
Stocks of the vaccine run low in the UK, with a new batch not due to arrive until next month.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
Urgent polio boosters for London children
Nearly a million children, aged one to nine, will be offered a jab in the next month after virus found in sewage.
'I've been let down - I shouldn't have stage-4 cancer'
Caroline Boulton says there have been delays at every stage of her treatment for breast cancer.
UK heatwave: Four-day extreme heat warning for parts of UK
The Met Office says temperatures will be below July's record highs - but this heatwave will last longer.
Backlog of longest-wait patients slashed in England
Thousands waiting more than two years for scans, checks and surgery have finally been treated.

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