Dedicated Service Offering Patients the Right Care in the Right Place
A service which is supporting patients who need urgent or unscheduled care is working with colleagues to direct patients to the most appropriate service for their condition, so that they receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The Flow...
Belongings Boxes
A student nurse for care of older people is behind the pilot of a box which is being provided to every older person admitted to University Hospital Hairmyres (UHH) to hold their belongings. Joanne Kane, who is now fully qualified, was inspired when she attended a...
New Brain Injury Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre
Construction work has now finished to create a new dedicated Brain Injury Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre within Stonehouse Hospital. Staff will now take the next few weeks to make sure the centre, named the Briar Centre, is ready to accept patients ahead of its...
Lanarkshire health and care stars shine at national awards night
The excellence and professionalism of health and care services in Lanarkshire has shone at a glittering national award night. South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership Community Nurses (End of Life Care) emerged victorious in the highly competitive...
Annual Review 2023
Members of the public are invited to attend NHS Lanarkshire’s annual review on Thursday 16 November 2023 to hear about a range of developments to improve health services locally. The review will take place in the Medical Education & Training Centre, Kirklands...
Essential maintenance works – Hunter community health centre multi-storey car park
Essential maintenance works will be undertaken at the Hunter Community Health Centre multi-storey car park, East Kilbride from Friday 3 November. Some of this work requires areas of the car park to be closed at times. The car park will be closed on Friday 3, Saturday...
Family Nurse Partnership celebrates a decade of support, strength, and success
In a heart-warming celebration of a decade in service, the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) has marked ten years of dedicated work with families across Lanarkshire. The milestone was commemorated with a delightful teddy bear picnic-themed event held at Hamilton Town...
New family support workers devoted to supporting North Lanarkshire’s new babies
North Lanarkshire now has eight new family support workers dedicated to providing an extra layer of support and advice to mums with a new baby. Working as part of Health Visiting Teams, family support workers engage with new parents and provide guidance to support...
Cast iron assurance for wellbeing of care home residents as consultation begins
The continued commitment of health and care leaders to the wellbeing of care home residents has been reaffirmed – as formal consultation on the future of Dewar House and McClymont House begins. At a special meeting on 18 October, South Lanarkshire’s...
