History of Highland Hospitals - Inverness City Audio Tour

Father and son team Jim and Steve Leslie have been independently researching the history of Highland healthcare since 2009, beginning with a general survey that found over 60 establishments built to provide medical care. In the years since they have built an extensive body of research, published six books on the subject, and delivered over 70 talks. This research is ongoing, and they invite members of the public with any additional knowledge to share this with them.

One motivation for the project with UHI’s Centre for Recreation and Tourism Research (CRTR) was to emphasise the value of our current NHS system by comparing it with the uneven and sketchy healthcare provision available in the past. HHH were keen to present some of their knowledge in a new way and bring it to new audiences, including tourists. They joined forces with CRTR to curate and publish an audio trail, and to carry out publicity around this. I worked with colleagues in my role as Project Officer at the centre to delivery this. Read the project case study here.