Staff enable patient to virtually meet newborn great-grand daughter
A Lanarkshire woman is thanking staff at University Hospital Wishaw for helping her Dad to virtually meet his new great-grand daughter. Fiona Bryan’s 83 year old Dad Alex lives in Braidwood Carluke with his wife Jean. Fiona, who works as a moving and handling advisor...
NHS Lanarkshire’s staff choir is back
Thanks to modern technology, NHS Lanarkshire’s staff choir is back, singing a song of hope and love. For their second ‘lockdown’ performance, the choir have remotely recorded the song “You Raise Me Up”. Their performance is accompanied by photos of family members...
National Smile Month (18 May – 18 June 2020)
To coincide with National Smile Month, NHS Lanarkshire is reminding local residents to continue to look after their oral health during COVID-19 (coronavirus). National Smile Month is an annual campaign which focuses on the importance of good oral health and this year...
Calum Campbell, Chief Executive of NHS Lanarkshire, has been appointed Interim Chief Executive of NHS Lothian
Calum Campbell, Chief Executive of NHS Lanarkshire, has been appointed Interim Chief Executive of NHS Lothian. Calum will join NHS Lothian on 15 June 2020. He will take over from current Chief Executive Tim Davison who is retiring. Neena Mahal, Chair of NHS...
Re-establishment of a small number of elective operations
NHS Lanarkshire is making plans to re-establish a small number of elective operations. A limited number of clinically urgent operations will resume at University Hospital Hairmyres for all patients requiring ophthalmology, vascular and colorectal surgery. These...
NHS Lanarkshire to call patients to update details
NHS Lanarkshire will be calling patients awaiting an appointment or have a future booked appointment in order to update their personal details. Patients who have not provided NHS Lanarkshire with a mobile phone will receive a call on their landline. The call is to...
New dental care centres ensure patients receive urgent care
A local dentist is reassuring patients, that they will still receive treatment if they require urgent dental care. Anne Moore is reminding Lanarkshire residents that although services are being delivered in a different way, the NHS is still open. Routine dental care...
Establishment of specialised treatment centres for emergency eye care
NHS Lanarkshire has established twelve specialised treatment centres to ensure patients can receive emergency eye care during the Covid-19 pandemic. The twelve emergency eye treatment centres are located in different localities across Lanarkshire. All routine eye care...
Lanarkshire stroke services continue to provide expert care
NHS Lanarkshire’s stroke services are reassuring patients that they will receive expert care, should they experience a stroke. Lanarkshire residents are being encouraged to seek medical help for health issues which are not related to coronavirus (COVID-19). Figures...
