Local Services Directory

SOCIAL WORK SERVICES

Provide resource centres for day care, help call, home care,
meals on wheels, and services for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
They will also provide contact information for lunch clubs.

North Skye & Raasay
Jenny Whyte; Tigh na Drochaid Resource Centre, Bridge Road, Portree, Isle of Skye. 
01478 613 113

South Skye
Sandra Dew; An Acarsaid, Broadford, Isle of Skye.
01471 822 670

Lochalsh
Morven MacLean; Graham House, Dornie, By Kyle of Lochalsh. 
01599 555 313

SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT 

Adoption & Fostering
Conon Bridge Resource Centre, Sellar Place, Conon Bridge.
01349 861 508

Children & Families
Tigh na Drochaid, Bridge Road, Portree, Isle of Skye.
01478 612 943

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 

For equipment and adaptations to your home to help with daily living 
Julia Rudrum; Tigh na Drochaid, Bridge Road, Portree, Isle of Skye.
01478 612 943

HEALTH SERVICES

Skye and Lochalsh Local Health Partnership - Primary & Community Health Services -
GPs, Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors, Physiotherapy, OT, Speech Therapists,
Chiropody, Mental Health & Learning Disability and local Hospitals. 

Community Health Partnership (CHP) Office
Broadford Hospital, Broadford,  Isle of Skye, IV49 9AA. 
For further contact details of individual departments please telephone: 01471 822 137
or the Community Care Forum Office: 01478 613 361

Highland Health Council
For advice or information regarding Health services.
freephone 0800 834 017

MacMillian Nurse
Cancer care.
c/o Portree Hospital 01478 613 029

NHS 24
08454 24 24 24

HOUSING

Highland Council Housing Services 
Rented housing; can be adapted for people’s community care needs.
Tigh na Sgire, Park Lane, Portree   Tel: 01478 612 341

Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association
Provide rented housing, shared ownership housing, grants to build purchase a house,
housing information and advice.
Morrison House, Bayfield, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9EW.
E-mail: info@LSHA.co.uk
01478 612 035

Care and Repair 
Free advice/support for older and disabled people with grant application & home renovation/adaptation.
C/O Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association.
01478 612 035

Handy Person Project
Contact for small repairs service for the elderly or disabled people. 
Ruiridh MacKinnon; C/O Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association.
01478 612 035

INFORMATION & ADVICE 

Citizens Advice Bureau
Free confidential and impartial advice.  Money advice and Welfare Rights Officer: In house Mon-Fri for multiple debt problems and benifit appeals.E-mail: info@skyeadvice.co.uk 01478 612 032 Gordon Wright; The Green, Bridge Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9BT.

HIGHLAND COUNCIL
Portree Service Point
Contact for information on Council Services and other local information.
Tigh na Sgire, Park Lane, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9GP.
01478 613 800

Broadford Service Point
Industrial Estate, Old Corry Road, Broadford, Isle of Skye.

01471 820 075

Dunvegan Service Point
2 Lochside, Dunvegan, Isle of Skye.

01470 521 878

Kyle Service Point
Hamilton House, Plock Road, Kyle of Lochalsh.

01599 534 270

NHS 24 Complaints

Patient/Customer Relations Manager, NHS 24, Delta House.

50 West Nile Street, Glasgow, G1 2NP.

0141 225 0099

Voluntary Organisations
S&L Council for Voluntary Organisations
Access to training and volunteer opportunities.
Reference Library and links to skye Old people's welfare and age concern.
Chrisanne MacDonald. Tigh Lisgarry, Bridge road, Portree, Skye. E-mail: info@slcvo.org.uk
01478 612 921   www.slcvo.org.uk

Skye & Lochalsh Community Care Forum
Information, advice and support for community care service users and carers.

Victoria Cottage, Hedgefield Road, Portree, IV51 9HF.

01478 613 361

OLDER PEOPLE

Resource Centres For Older People     
Residential care, day care, respite care, homecare services, meals on wheels,
Highland Helpcall; and contact for Lunch Clubs
which meet regularly in venues throughout the area.
*for applications for residential or respite care contact Care Manager/Assessor at:
Broadford Service point: 01471 820 075

North Slye & Rassay                            
Tigh na Drochaid Resource Centre, Portree,Isle of Skye,
IV51 9EH 
01478 613 113

*South Skye
An Acarsaid, Liveras Park, Broadford, Isle of Skye
IV49 9AW 
01471 822 670

*Lochalsh
Graham House, Dornie, By Kyle of Lochalsh, IV40 8TD
01599 555 313

Alzheimer Scotland
Support for people with dementia and their carers.
Maxine Masson; Tigh an Oisein, The Green, Portree, Skye, IV51 9BT.
E-mail: skyeservices@alzscot.org
01478 613 450

Community Psychiatric Nurse
For older adults.
Tigh an Oisein
01478 613 772

SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS AND CHRONIC ILLNESS

Support for the Deaf
Information, advice & support for hard of hearing & deaf people.
Tigh na Drochaid, Bridge Road, Portree, Isle of Skye IV51 9ER
01478 613113

Highland Society for Blind People
Advice, information & support to visually impaired children and adults, their parents & families,
provision of equipment.
The Resource Centre, 38 Ardconnel St, Inverness, IV2 3EX
01463 233663

Skye and Lochalsh Friends of Multiple Sclerosis
Ian Smart; ARMS Centre, Dunvegan Road, Portree, Isle of Skye.
01478 612 066

Chest, Heart & Stroke Service

Groups in Portree & Broadford & home visits organised
Irene Kay; Tel: 01471 820001 Email: irene.kay@chss.org.uk  Website: www.chss.org.uk

Health Service
Physio, Occupational & Speech and Language Therapists.
01471 822 137

LEARNING DISABILITIES

Highland Council Social Work

Tigh na Drochaid Resource Centre open Mon-Fri offering activities & job coaching. Also Outreach/Home Support Team.
Tigh na Drochaid, Bayfield, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9EW.

01478 613 113

S&L Association For Disability
(S.L.A.D.)  Kyleakin Day Care – Day Care 3 days per week.
Old School, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye.
01478 612 984
www.slad-skye.org.uk

MENTAL HEALTH; ALCOHOL & DRUGS

Mental Health Association
‘Drop-in’ Centres: Portree–Mon-Sat & Kyle–Fri. plus Outreach Workers
Alex Jones; Am Fasgadh, 6 Woodpark, Dunvegan Road, Portree Isle of Skye, IV51 9HQ. 
01478 613 533

S & L Council on Alcohol
Donald Beaton; Counselling service
Highland Council Offices, Dunvegan Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9HD.
01478 612 633

CPN for Addictions
Tigh an Oisein, The Green, Portree, IV51 9ER.
01478 613 772

TAG –Training & Guidance
The Round Room Elgin Hostel Portree Isle of Skye IV51 9EE.
01478 613535

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

Social Work

Children and families team + Occupational Therapy assessment of needs.
Tigh na Drochaid, Bridge Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9ER.
01478 612 943

Health Service

Health Visitors – for further information contact:
01471 822 137

Family First

Support for families with at least 1 child under 4yrs - home visiting service.

Sutherlands, Office 11, Broadford, Isle of Skye, IV49 9AB.
01478 613154
01471 822 091

S&L Young Carers Project
Support/advice for children & teenagers who have caring responsibilities.
Victoria Cottage, Hedgefield Road, Portree, Skye, IV51 9HF.
E-mail:  mjagger@slccf.fsnet.co.uk
01478 613617

CARERS

Social Work 
If you look after someone with care needs you are entitled to a carers assessment:
Tigh na Drochaid, Bridge Road, Portree, IV51 9ER.
01478 612 943

Childline
www.childline.org.uk
For any young person with any problem.
Free calls form a landline 24 hours a day: 0800 11 11

Samaritans
jo@samaritans.org
Support in crisis there will always be somebody there to answer your call.
08457 90 90 90

Get connected
www.getconnected.org.uk
Connects young people with problems to services which can offer help.
free calls daily 1pm - 11pm,  0808 808 4994

Youth 2 Youth
Helpline run by young people for young people.
www.youth2youth.co.uk

Brook Helpline
www.brook.org.uk
Advice on contraception, preganancy, and sexual health for young people.
0800 0185 0023

Breathing Space
www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk
Breathing Space is a free and confidential phoneline, for anyone who is experiencing low mood or depression, or who is unusually worried and in need of someone to talk to.
phoneline open; 6pm - 2am, 0800 83 85 87

OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS

Asthma Helpline
www.asthma.org.uk
Local rates mon- fri 9am- 7pm.
08457 01 02 02

Cerebral Palsy - Scope
www.scope.org.uk
Free calls - confidential.
0808 800 3333

Downs Syndrome Scotland
www.dsscotland.org.uk
0131 313 4225

Dyslexia Association Highland
01463 717 315

Highland Society for the Blind
01463 233 663

Highland Society for the Deaf
01463 222 898

Scottish Society for Autism
01463 715 861