Medical and nursing services to St Kilda.
The problem of serving the smaller Scottish islands with an adequate medical service has existed since the middle of the nineteenth century. The problem is still unresolved. This paper examines the difficulties faced, through a historical perspective on the island of St Kilda, which lies some forty miles west of the Outer Hebrides.
D003153:Community Health Services / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000266:history*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012606:Scotland