NHS Lanarkshire welcomes Healthcare Improvement Scotland report
NHS Lanarkshire has welcomed a Healthcare Improvement Scotland report relating to an inspection visit to University Hospital Monklands on 18-20 January 2022. Eddie Docherty, NHS Lanarkshire executive director for nursing, midwifery and...
NHS Charities Together Funding
More than £321,000 of funding has been awarded to NHS Lanarkshire following a bid to NHS Charities Together to enhance social prescribing across North Lanarkshire and develop social prescribing arrangements in East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire. Social prescribing,...
Health chiefs urge pregnant women to get vaccinated
Pregnant women in Lanarkshire who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 should get vaccinated to protect themselves and their baby. That’s the message from Lanarkshire’s Chief Midwife, Cheryl Clark who warned that pregnant women are at higher risk of getting...
Reminder to take part in planning consultation on Lanarkshire’s new hospital
The public are being reminded of the opportunity to take part in a consultation as part of the planning process for the replacement University Hospital Monklands. It’s running until 29 March, and the community can participate through a dedicated website –...
NHS Lanarkshire’s three acute hospitals working beyond full capacity
NHS Lanarkshire is once again asking the public to consider alternatives to A&E and to expect long waits as pressure on the three acute sites continues to mount. As NHS Lanarkshire’s deputy director of acute services Russell Coulthard explains, there are a myriad...
Purchase of proposed site for new hospital
Plans for a new hospital in Lanarkshire have reached another milestone with the purchase by NHS Lanarkshire of the site for the state-of-the-art facility. The acquisition of 161.5 acres of land at Wester Moffat, Airdrie, marks an important step in the project to...
NHS Lanarkshire concludes review of soft facilities management services at University Hospital Hairmyres
NHS Lanarkshire has completed the contractual septennial review of the soft facilities management (FM) services at University Hospital Hairmyres and agreed a new price for their ongoing provision. NHS Lanarkshire’s strategic aim is to bring these services –...
‘Quit Your Way’ on National No Smoking Day
NHS Lanarkshire is marking No Smoking Day 2022 (Wednesday 9 March) by celebrating more than 2,000 Lanarkshire residents who have sparked their quit smoking journey with the health board’s free Quit Your Way service, in the last 12 months. Lanarkshire continues to make...
Planning consultation on visionary project to create Lanarkshire’s new hospital
A public consultation has been launched as part of the planning process for NHS Lanarkshire’s exciting proposals for a replacement University Hospital Monklands. It runs from 2 March until 29 March, and members of the community can take part through a dedicated...
