Neonatal collaboration ensures preterm babies get care they need
Collaborative work across health boards ensures preterm babies get the neonatal care they need. Given the current significant capacity issues, availability of intensive care cots and overall pressure on the system, neonatal units throughout the country are working...
Kind-hearted couple’s Christmas donation
A kind-hearted couple handed over some early Christmas presents at University Hospital Wishaw. Jamie and Stefanie Millar, from Greengairs, donated a ‘cold cot’ and comfort packs to the maternity and neonatal team in memory of their baby boy, Brodie. The mum and dad...
New hospital will be home to planned orthopaedic surgery
Elective (planned) inpatient orthopaedic surgery in Lanarkshire will be based at the new, state-of-the-art University Hospital Monklands when it opens around 2028. The Board of NHS Lanarkshire today (20 Dec) approved the preferred option to relocate the service to the...
Lanarkshire GP practices opening extra hours this Christmas
Many Lanarkshire GP practices will open extra hours during the festive period. The morning and afternoon extended opening hours for GPs taking part in the initiative will vary by practice over the four days – Tuesday 28 December, Tuesday 4 January, Saturday 8 January...
There’s still time to protect your child from flu
NHS Lanarkshire is reminding parents and carers of children aged two to 5 (not in school) that it’s not too late to make sure their children are protected against flu. Maureen Dearie, Locality Manager, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, said: “All...
“When can I go home?” Partnership hospital programme providing answers to fundamental question
A programme based on providing clear answers to a fundamental patient question has gone live in NHS Lanarkshire’s three hospitals. The Planned Date of Discharge (PDD) programme aims to establish a clear date of when someone will go home (or to a community setting) –...
Lanarkshire pharmacists offer more services this winter
People living in Lanarkshire can get a wide range of help if they’re unwell this winter, from their local community pharmacist. Pharmacists across the region are delivering the NHS Pharmacy First Scotland service, designed to encourage everyone to visit their...
North Lanarkshire’s Care at Home service to receive £3.6m boost
‘Excellent’ staff in line for pay increase Care at Home services in North Lanarkshire are set to benefit from a funding boost of almost £3.6m to help ongoing work to expand the service. The Scottish Government funding will enable staff to see more service users, deal...
Return to essential visiting at hospitals across Lanarkshire
As case number rise of the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, and the continuing pressure on our hospitals, we have made the decision to introduce ‘essential visiting only’ across all our hospitals. We understand that support from loved ones has a positive...
