NHS Lanarkshire is looking to recruit three new non-executive Board members
NHS Lanarkshire is looking to recruit three new non-executive members to join its Board. For these latest positions, candidates must be able to demonstrate one of the following priority criteria: Digital transformation experience Financial governance experience...Mobile vaccination unit goes on the road across Lanarkshire
This is an archived news story from 2021. For up-to-date information (October 2022) about the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) Mobile Vaccination Unit visit: Covid-19 vaccine centres ARCHIVED STORY BELOW NHS Lanarkshire is working with colleagues in the Scottish...
Community thanked for feedback on future of planned orthopaedic surgery
NHS Lanarkshire has thanked the community for their feedback during the two-month process of engagement on proposals for future provision of elective (planned) orthopaedic surgery. Elective orthopaedics is planned surgery, primarily to replace the main bony joints,...
Power of Attorney – It’s for people like you
No one wants to be left in limbo if they suddenly find themselves incapacitated – struck down by Covid-19 or other serious illness or accident. Where a loved one can no longer make decisions for themselves – often due to a dementia diagnosis, mental health issue...
NHS Lanarkshire sets out timeline for the next stage of vaccination programme
NHS Lanarkshire has set out the timeline for the next stage of the covid-19 and seasonal flu vaccination programmes. Dr Mark Russell, Lead for the covid-19 vaccination programme in Lanarkshire, said: “Delivering covid-19 vaccine first and second doses, boosters and...
Ferniegair residents invited to give views on pharmacy application
Residents in Ferniegair, Hamilton are being invited to give their views on whether they feel they have adequate access to NHS pharmacy services in their area. Ferniegair Pharmacy Ltd would like to apply to NHS Lanarkshire to open a new pharmacy offering the full range...
GPs across Lanarkshire are open but delivering care in a different way
NHS Lanarkshire has thanked GPs for their commitment and professionalism as they help manage significant pressures across health services. This has included beginning to manage children and some other patients who are unwell with respiratory or Covid-19 symptoms. The...
Almost half of people in Lanarkshire have recorded their organ and tissue donation decision
New figures released to coincide with Organ and Tissue Donation Week (20-26 September 2021) reveal almost half (48.2 per cent) of people in the NHS Lanarkshire area have now registered their donation decision. As the Week marks the six-month anniversary of Scotland’s...
Immediate access to support services for those with alcohol and drugs issues in North Lanarkshire
People in North Lanarkshire struggling with drug or alcohol issues will soon be able to access rehab and support services quicker and for longer. Plans to provide fast access to treatment, support for more people to access treatment, services reacting immediately to...
