Highland welcome for Greek doctors

Two consultant physicians from Greece have been appointed as locums to fill vacancies at a Highland hospital.

The doctors have joined staff at Caithness General Hospital in Wick on 12-month contracts.

NHS Highland has had to hire locums after failing to attract doctors to permanent positions following the departure of two consultants.

The health board said the consultants – Dr Nikolaos Zakynthinakis-Kyriakou and Dr Petros Karsaliakos – were “highly experienced” and would prove to be real assets to the Caithness community.

Management insist they are attempting to address concern over recruitment.