Care home’s platinum pair reflect on 70 years of love and happiness
A devoted couple who live together in a Rutherglen care home have marked their platinum wedding anniversary. Gordon and Jean Cowan married on 23 March 1951 following a two-year courtship around Glasgow’s famous dance halls. As the country recently marked one year in...
Global autism awareness event takes on special resonance in South Lanarkshire
The Coordinator of a service which provides support for people with autism in South Lanarkshire has described how a global awareness week is taking on special resonance locally. Organisations from across the globe are currently marking World Autism Awareness Week The...
New therapy course helps to improve wellbeing
A new digital innovation from NHS Lanarkshire Psychological Services is bringing high-quality psychological help straight to people’s screens. ‘Calm Distress’ is an online therapy course, designed for people aged 16 and over. The course helps to understand your...
Job swap nurse sets record for most role changes in a year of Covid
A nurse is proud to have set an unusual record in NHS Lanarkshire, for having changed jobs more times in the last 12 months than any of her colleagues. Ashley Gardner has been redeployed to seven different roles in response to Covid over the last year; she was glad to...
Local videos created to dispel myths around the covid-19 vaccine
NHS Lanarkshire has been working with members of the local community to create videos to help dispel the myths around the covid-19 vaccine. The videos feature members of our ethnic minority communities, Lanarkshire Carers and members of NHS staff. They focus on the...
NHS Lanarkshire reaches milestone ahead of schedule
NHS Lanarkshire’s covid-19 vaccination programme has been continuing at speed and we have now offered appointments to everyone aged over 50 and those with underlying health conditions who are under 50. Dr Mark Russell, Lead for the covid-19 vaccination programme in...
Wheels for Heroes
With restrictions putting a stop to many activities in the past year, one trend emerging from lockdown was an increase in cycling – as local retailers reported a 60% increase in bike sales. NHS Lanarkshire set the wheels in motion to enable its staff to enjoy the...
Wife marks two-year anniversary of husband’s donation by encouraging others to share their decision
The law around organ and tissue donation in Scotland changes to an opt out system from today (26 March 2021) to save and improve lives. The change means that if people aged 16 and over haven’t recorded a decision about donation, they will be considered a possible...
Lanarkshire couple strike gold with special anniversary celebration
It was a special anniversary with a difference for one Lanarkshire couple as they were reunited for the first time in three months. John Woods was the first indoor visitor to Bellshill’s Hatton Lea care home when he got the unexpected opportunity to join wife Sandra...
