Clinical trials department at University Hospital Hairmyres undergoes refurbishment
Research and development has been part of University Hospital Hairmyres (UHH) for many years. However, during the pandemic the research team and studies undertaken became more visible with the introduction of Covid research, in particular, the ‘Recovery’ and ‘Siren’...
Celebrating Pulmonary Rehab Week
NHS Lanarkshire’s pulmonary rehabilitation service is supporting Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (20-26 June) to raise awareness of the services available to those suffering from respiratory conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pulmonary...
Weekly message from Heather Knox, NHS Lanarkshire chief executive
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about the recent NHS Scotland conference in Aberdeen and gives a special mention to NHS Lanarkshire’s Paul O’Neill who gave a presentation about the Home First service at the beginning of the conference. Heather also speaks about...
Latest discounts from NHS Staff Benefits
Save £££s on some great deals both in-store and online, all especially negotiated for NHS staff. To find out more, or sign up to receive all the latest discounts, visit: www.nhsstaffbenefits.co.uk Here are some of the latest deals from some fantastic brands. 20 per...
New University Hospital Monklands – flash report June 2022
Here’s an update on the latest developments in some of the workstreams for the Monklands Replacement Project – our exciting vison for a new University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat, Airdrie. Workforce Workforce lead Laura Ireland said: “The workforce...
Teams within HSCPs and vaccination service take part in iMatter
Teams within the North and South Lanarkshire health and social care partnerships and the vaccination programme have received their iMatter questionnaires and are being asked to complete them by 4 July. The purpose of using the iMatter staff experience tool is to help...
NextGen Virtual Careers Success
The NextGen Virtual Careers Event which took place recently was met with overwhelmingly positive feedback from attendees. Aimed at school pupils from S1-S6 across Lanarkshire, this was an opportunity to showcase the wide variety of careers available within NHS...
Walking Challenge completed!
Congratulations to all the staff who took part in this year’s walking challenge! All teams combined walked an incredible distance over the six-week period, in fact, teams racked up an astounding 480 million steps – the equivalent of walking over 8 times around the...
Director of psychological services retires after 26 years’ service
This Friday sees Dr Gary Tanner retire as director of psychological services after 26 years’ service in the NHS. Gary (58) originally from Knightswood in Glasgow but now living in Uddingston, started out in the psychology department at Dykebar Hospital in Paisley in...
