Marisa’s ‘lovely eyes’ and warm heart to the rescue
Marisa Reid’s ‘lovely eyes’ and warm heart came to the rescue of a local resident during her lunch time stroll at work last week. Marisa, who joined the pharmacy/prescribing team in May as an administration assistant, was taking her usual lunch time walk around the...
Organ Donation Week challenge!
Due to the sad news of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II death and the timing of the State Funeral, we are postponing the #Race4Recipients challenge until a date later in the year. The Scotland Organ Donation Team have launched a new national campaign to support...
EASY made simple
Staff are being reminded that all sickness absences from work for NHS Lanarkshire employees must be reported to the early access to support for you (EASY) service, regardless of the length of absence. Many absences still continue to go unreported or are recorded via...
Find support to help with financial worries
Money worries may be an issue for some of us even more so with the energy prices rising steeply. If you’re worried about money and paying bills, it’s important to seek advice quickly before it affects your health and wellbeing. Having a plan of how you spend your...
NHS Lanarkshire says talking and listening will save lives this Suicide Prevention Week
Several ‘Breathing Space benches’ have been installed across Lanarkshire to mark the start of Suicide Prevention Week (4-10 September) and encourage members of the public to talk and listen to help reduce deaths by suicide in the area. Susan McMorrin, Senior Health...
New legislation providing smoke-free perimeter outside NHS hospital buildings
On Monday 5 September, the Scottish Government is introducing The Prohibition of Smoking Outside Hospital Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2022, which bans smoking within a 15-metre perimeter of NHS Lanarkshire hospital buildings. NHS Lanarkshire has an existing No...
Cabinet Secretary and MP thank staff
Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, visited University Hospital Monklands yesterday (1 September 2022). During his visit, the Cabinet Secretary recorded a video to pay tribute to NHS and social care staff across Lanarkshire. Mr Yousaf was...
Chief Executive staff message
Before speaking about the number of Covid-19 cases, Heather begins with an update from the recent workforce summit. Heather also highlights the recent visit by Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, to University Hospital Monklands. The video...
Autumn vaccination programme gets underway across Lanarkshire
The autumn flu and Covid vaccination programme will get started on Monday for residents across Lanarkshire who are eligible for the flu vaccination or the flu and Covid autumn booster. The flu vaccination and autumn Covid booster are being offered to eligible groups...
