‘Life changing’ Home First programme gathers momentum
An innovative approach to health and social care – that is courting national attention – is to be given a funding boost of almost £5.5 million. South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership’s ‘Home First’ programme came into sharp focus at last week’s NHS...
NHS Lanarkshire invites next groups eligible for pneumococcal vaccine
In April 2022, responsibility for providing the pneumococcal vaccine moved from GP practices to NHS Lanarkshire. This change was part of the national GP contract and happened across all Scottish health boards. Since then, local people aged 65 and over who have never...
Changes to Visiting
NHS Lanarkshire is changing the need for visitors to book appointments to see their loved ones in our acute inpatient wards across our three acute hospitals – University Hospital Hairmyres, University Hospital Monklands and University Hospital Wishaw. The new...
Over 75s Urged to Get Spring Booster
There is still the opportunity for Lanarkshire residents to get their spring booster if they have not already done so. The spring booster programme offers a second booster vaccination to eligible groups following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and...
Vet partnership aims to protect life’s cuddly companions from second-hand smoke
To give family members and pets the healthiest life possible, NHS Lanarkshire’s Quit Your Way team is partnering with various Lanarkshire vet surgeries, to raise awareness of the harms of second-hand smoke to children and family members at home, including life’s...
Women encouraged to get cervical screening test
An NHS Lanarkshire consultant is encouraging women who have missed their last smear to contact their GP practice, as it could save their life. The move comes during Cervical Screening Awareness Week (20-26 June 2022) which urges more women to have a smear test....
Celebrating Scottish Breastfeeding Week as rates rise in the region
NHS Lanarkshire is joining the celebrations during Scottish Breastfeeding Week (13-19 June) as breastfeeding rates in the region rise. While Lanarkshire’s breastfeeding rates remain lower than the Scottish average, the longer term breastfeeding rates across the region...
NHS Lanarkshire partners with Supplier Development Programme to engage with small businesses
NHS Lanarkshire has joined a recently announced partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and the Supplier Development Programme (SDP) to engage small businesses and ensure greater diversity in its supply chain. Together, NHS Lanarkshire and NHSGGC...
Covid-19 Spring Booster
There is still the opportunity for Lanarkshire residents to get their spring booster if they have not already done so. The spring booster programme offers a second booster vaccination to eligible groups following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and...
