Success in Reducing Hospital Pressures
NHS Lanarkshire has dramatically reduced pressure across its three acute hospitals improving patient care and experience following a successful nine-day “firebreak”. The firebreak, part of Lanarkshire’s positive and ambitious Operation FLOW plan, has resulted in a...
Take control of your health and ‘Quit Your Way’ on No Smoking Day
National No Smoking Day (Wednesday 8 March) is often a time when people who smoke decide to make a dedicated decision to give up and stub it out for good. NHS Lanarkshire is raising awareness of the event by encouraging residents who smoke to contact its free Quit...
Keep On Keep Up App Proves a Hit
An exercise intervention app designed to help prevent falls in older people has proved popular following initial testing with residents in East Kilbride. KOKU (Keep On Keep Up) is one of the exemplar projects being publicised on the West of Scotland (WoS) Innovation...
Partnership’s potent blend of innovation and compassion recognised at premiere digital awards night
SOUTH Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been recognised on the national stage for its exemplary use of digital technology. The Partnership’s Lanarkshire-wide Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy digital transformation project was a...
Appeal for support to make Operation FLOW a success
NHS Lanarkshire is asking the public to support Operation FLOW – a positive and ambitious plan to improve patient care and experience. A key part of Operation FLOW is a “firebreak” to rapidly relieve pressure in Lanarkshire’s three university hospitals –...
North Lanarkshire one of country’s best for treating patients at home
North Lanarkshire is one of the top council areas in Scotland for ensuring patients are treated at home and can avoid hospital stays. That was the key message from a report heard by the North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board’s Performance, Finance and Audit...
Drawing strength from the recent past: South Lanarkshire IJB publish Annual Performance Report
South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board (IJB) has published its Annual Performance Report for 2021/22 – demonstrating unwavering commitment to care throughout adversity. The document (supported by an animation) has been released at a time when the health and social...
More Than £800,000 Investment in UHW Emergency Department
NHS Lanarkshire is investing over £832,000 to improve the emergency department at University Hospital Wishaw (UHW). The programme of work, which begins on Monday (13 February), will increase the size of the clinical space in the department – providing a better...
Time running out to vote for new Lanarkshire CAMHS logo
There’s still time to vote in our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) competition to choose a new logo. The competition is a collaboration between the mental health service and New College Lanarkshire, with students from the college creating and...
