Recruiting for new frailty unit at University Hospital Wishaw
University Hospital Wishaw is expanding services for older people with frailty by creating a new frailty assessment unit. As part of this, the hospital is looking to recruit a range of dedicated healthcare professionals to join the team. Staff are being recruited...
Smart TVs bring families closer in South Lanarkshire care homes
Residents at a South Lanarkshire Council care home are seeing their loved ones in a whole new light – thanks to a pioneering digital inclusion project that’s turning televisions into lifelines for connection and care. David Walker Gardens Care Home in Rutherglen is...
Robotic Surgery in Lanarkshire Reaches Milestone
The robotic surgical team at University Hospital Hairmyres (UHH) were celebrating a major milestone last week after completing the 500th surgical procedure since robotic-assisted surgery was introduced in 2022. DaVinci robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) was initially only...
NHS Lanarkshire signs Armed Forces Covenant to reaffirm commitment to service community
NHS Lanarkshire has formally signed the Armed Forces Covenant, reinforcing its pledge to support members of the Armed Forces Community, veterans and their families. The signing ceremony took place this week at NHS Lanarkshire headquarters, with incoming Veterans’...
First Promise Development Officer Employed in Permanent Post
The Promise Scotland helps support the transformation of how Scotland cares for young people. NHS Lanarkshire is the first NHS Board in Scotland to have a permanent Promise Development Officer. Beth-Anne McDowall has joined NHS Lanarkshire who are committed to...
103 Trainees Join NHS Lanarkshire on Their Journey to Becoming Doctors
NHS Lanarkshire has welcomed 103 new foundation year 1 doctors who will play a vital role in delivering patient care, while gaining invaluable hands-on experience in hospitals and community settings across the region. These doctors have recently graduated from...
NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive visits Kilbryde Hospice to reaffirm commitment to partnership working
NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive Louise Long visited Kilbryde Hospice to meet with staff and to reaffirm the health board’s commitment to working in partnership to provide the highest standard of equitable palliative and end-of-life care for people across Lanarkshire....
NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive visits Kilbryde Hospice to reaffirm commitment to partnership working
NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive Louise Long visited Kilbryde Hospice to meet with staff and to reaffirm the health board’s commitment to working in partnership to provide the highest standard of equitable palliative and end-of-life care for people across Lanarkshire....
COVID baby Peyton can’t wait to start school
Little Peyton Maguire is happy, healthy and ready to start school – five years after she was thought be Scotland’s youngest COVID patient. Mum Tracy and dad AJ were shocked when NHS Lanarkshire staff diagnosed their three-week-old baby with the virus in April 2020. At...
