In her annual report, Dr Sheila Scott says that of all 40 community health partnerships in Scotland, the isles have the lowest percentage of men and women of working age.
And it has the second highest percentage of those aged 65 and over.
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Health chief warns of age timebomb facing the Hebrides
The Western Isles’ director of public health is warning the Outer Hebrides faces a population timebomb, with the young leaving in droves and the area becoming an enclave for the elderly.
