Changes to travel vaccinations
Since Friday 1 April, the way people access travel vaccinations has changed. Vaccinations previously delivered at GP practices are now the responsibility of NHS Lanarkshire and provided by community pharmacies. The vaccines are: Hepatitis A; Typhoid; Hepatitis A and...
Walking Challenge – Registration Open!
Lanarkshire’s favourite challenge is back for 2022, and will take place from Monday 18 April to Friday 28 May! Sign in is open to register your team before Sunday 17 April: https://hwl.bigteamchallenge.com/ If you created an account last year, you don’t have to...
NHS Scotland’s chief executive thanks health and social care staff
Health and social care staff today welcomed the chief executive of NHS Scotland and director of health and social care on a visit to University Hospital Wishaw. Caroline Lamb, who was appointed chief executive of NHS Scotland and director of health and social care in...
Heather Knox staff message
In this week’s staff message, Heather gives her weekly update from University Hospital Wishaw. Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General Health and Social Care, visited the site today to meet with staff who work at the hospital and colleagues...
Primary care improvement team bids a fond farewell to colleague Maureen McGinty
Colleagues have bid a fond farewell to project assistant Maureen McGinty who retired on 31 March after a remarkable 32 years’ service. Maureen, who was part of the primary care improvement team (PCIT), started her career in the NHS on 19 February 1990 in the linen...
iMatter staff experience 2021 results “You said, we listened”
After being paused in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the normal iMatter staff experience survey resumed in August 2021. Despite the challenging times still faced in the organisation, the corporate management team (CMT) was delighted with the overall response...
New Monklands: thanks to all who took part in in planning consultation
NHS Lanarkshire has thanked all the staff and members of the public who gave their feedback during the planning consultation for the new University Hospital Monklands, which closed on 29 March. Monklands Replacement Project director Graeme Reid said: “The input from...
Army Medical Services Reserve Scotland ‘Medical Challenge’
The last few years have found the country and the world in uncharted waters dealing with the pandemic that is Covid and, while we are all having to adapt our lives, our NHS professionals have been on the front line daily, as they continue to battle the pandemic and...
Rising Covid numbers impacting staffing levels
We continue to experience relentless pressures across all our healthcare services due to a number of reasons, but primarily the number of patients requiring treatment both with and without Covid. The rising Covid numbers is also having a severe knock-on effect to our...
