More than 20 helipads have been affected in a move taken following a woman's death in Devon in 2022.
The UK's coastguard search and rescue helicopter service has suspended landings at most of Scotland's hospital helipads because of safety concerns.
Bristow's UK-wide move affects 23 Scottish sites, including helipads for hospitals in Aberdeen, Dumfries, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.Other locations, but where there were no coastguard landings in the timescale involved, are in Arran , Barra, Skye, Fort William, Kilmarnock, Melrose, Millport, Moffat, Mull, Oban, Rothesay and Stranraer.
A spokesperson said: "The limited recommendations applicable to Scottish sites are being acted on by NHS Scotland, and we expect wider recommendations are being acted on across the rest of the UK. NHS Western Isles said it had alternative arrangements in place at Stornoway Airport until further notice.A spokeswoman said: "NHS Western Isles would wish point out that, in over 30 years of operation, there have been no incidents relating to physical injury as a result of the location of the helipad at Western Isles Hospital.NHS Western Isles has started work on finding a site for a new HHLS, and the spokeswoman said tests landings were likely.
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