Staff within acute directorate invited to take part in iMatter
Teams within the acute directorate have received their iMatter questionnaires and are being asked to complete them by 20 June. The iMatter continuous improvement model has been designed with the input of staff throughout NHS Scotland to help individuals, teams and...
Weekly message from Heather Knox, NHS Lanarkshire chief executive
In this week’s staff message, Heather begins by encouraging the current cohort of staff to complete their iMatter survey. Staff are asked to complete their questionnaire by email or in paper format by 6 June. Heather ends by speaking about two Lanarkshire school...
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. 15 per...
Final touches being put to new £1.5 million CAMHS centre
A new £1.5 million specialist centre will soon transform the way Lanarkshire’s children and young people receive mental health care. The new outpatient facility in Hamilton, scheduled to open in July, will treat young people aged 18 years old and younger who are...
Resources to look after your mental health
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, which took place on Monday 9 May–Sunday 15 May, North and South Lanarkshire health and social care partnerships and Stigma Free Lanarkshire put together a variety of podcasts to look at how we create the conditions for a mentally...
iMatter deadline for corporate directorates
It is the last week for staff within the corporate directorates to complete their iMatter staff experience survey. Teams within human resources, information and digital technology, organisational development, Salus, finance, public health, strategic planning...
EASY made simple
All sickness absences from work for NHS Lanarkshire employees – regardless of the length of absence – must be reported to the early access to support for you (EASY) service, but yet many absences continue to go unreported or are recorded via SSTS only. Without...
We say farewell to sexual health lead consultant Dr Anne McLellan
Congratulations goes to Dr Anne McLellan, sexual health lead consultant, who retired in March after a remarkable 36 years’ service. Anne, who was based at Coathill Hospital, first began her career at Stirling Royal Infirmary and thereafter went on to work in multiple...
Give Nature a Go – learning disability service occupational therapy team event
During National Green Health Week (14-22 May), NHS Lanarkshire’s occupational therapy adult learning disabilities team held an open day in the woodland area within Kirklands Headquarters to showcase some of the successful work their patients have been doing as part of...
