New MSK Physiotherapy referral system for the Northern Corridor
A new referral system for people who require MSK physiotherapy support is now in place for people living in the Northern Corridor. The service now accepts referrals through four distinct pathways: Online self-referral Paper self-referral Direct Referral from GP or...
Jingle and Mingle event showcases successes of community teams
Wishaw was snowed under this week with health and social teams coming together to share the improvement work of the last 12 months. The ‘Jingle and Mingle’ event gave University Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire’s community teams the opportunity to network...
North partnership appoints associate medical director
Dr Adam Daly has been confirmed as Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire’s associate medical director. Since joining NHS Lanarkshire as a consultant in old age psychiatry in 2010, Dr Daly has worked in medical management over the past nine years. He had carrying...
Lanarkshire GPs continue to offer face-to-face appointments for area’s most vulnerable
Lanarkshire is continuing to experience record high demand on health and social care services with GP workloads increasing by approximately 30% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, GPs are pulling out all the stops to ensure face-to-face appointments are...
New animation to highlight the changes in GP practices
NHS Lanarkshire has developed a new animation to explain what now happens if you need to visit your GP practice. Dr Linda Findlay, Medical Director South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, said: “We want people to know that their practices are open and...
NHS Lanarkshire is redesigning primary care services as they begin to return
As NHS services start to return to their ‘new normal’ while still dealing with covid-19, Lanarkshire residents are asked to be aware of and adhere to the changes that are now in place at local GP practices. Dr Linda Findlay, Medical Director South Lanarkshire Health...
Woodstock Medical Centre patients thanked for participating in meeting
Over 250 patients attended a meeting on Wednesday evening (23/10/19) in Lanark Grammar School to discuss the future of the Woodstock Medical Centre. The meeting was held by NHS Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership (SLHSCP) to provide an...Woodstock Medical Centre patient meeting
Patients of Woodstock Medical Centre in Lanark are being invited to attend a meeting about the future of the practice. NHS Lanarkshire has written to patients inviting them to the meeting in Lanark Grammar School between 7pm and 9pm on Wednesday 23 October 2019. The...
