Frailty Strategy helping people live independently at home
University Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire (UHSCNL) is marking the successful first year of its Frailty Strategy for 2024-29, aimed at helping older people across Lanarkshire maintain independence, good health, and remain living comfortably at home for...
Enhancing access to Adult Autism Diagnosis: ANDS expands referral pathways
The Adult Neurodevelopmental Service (ANDS) has reached a significant milestone with the launch of Phase 2, expanding access to autism diagnostic assessments for adults across Lanarkshire through new referral pathways from Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) and...
Cabinet Secretary visits North Lanarkshire service ensuring patients remain in heart of their communities
An innovative service changing how people in North Lanarkshire recover in their own homes rather than staying in hospital today (Wednesday, 28 August) welcomed a visit from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. Neil Gray MSP joined University Health &...
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...
