IT is said that the very blueprint for the NHS emerged from the dilemma of providing a medical service to the Highlands and Islands (HIMS) at a time when most doctors shunned the region, put off by the difficulty of making a profit in an area of widespread poverty and low population. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16337964.nhs-70-highlands-and-islands-were-the-cradle-of-the-nhs-so-why-do-so-many-rural-gps-feel-sidelined-today/