New website launches to support services for children and young people at risk of offending
A new website has been launched to support a project which aims to collaboratively shift and re-shape the design and delivery of services for children and young people at risk of offending. Inclusion as Prevention (IAP), which also seeks to support the young person’s...
Making everyday, sustainable changes
Among NHS Lanarkshire’s various sustainability initiatives, there are also many staff members involved in making everyday sustainable changes in the workplace. In Particular, Dr Johnny Edgar, who is involved in a group called the Scottish Environmental...
COP26 Traffic and Travel information
With COP26 around the corner (31 October – 12 November), this will create a unique set of challenges for travelling, both in and around Glasgow. It is highly likely that if you live in Glasgow, and travel to work between 23 October – 15 November, your journey will be...
World Menopause Awareness Day
Today, Monday 18 October, is World Menopause Awareness Day. We are taking this opportunity to remind staff that NHS Lanarkshire has a Menopause at Work policy – https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/download/menopause-at-work-policy/Â The aims of this policy...
Heather Knox weekly staff update – Friday 15 October 2021
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about the current Covid-19 cases in hospitals and in the community. Heather celebrates Allied Health Professional Day and thanks our AHPs for all the vital work they do for our patients and services users. The video can be accessed...
Infection prevention and control surveillance team say a fond farewell to Liz Young
We say a fond farewell to Elizabeth (Liz) Young, lead infection prevention and control surveillance nurse, who retired in September after nearly 40 years’ service. Liz has a background in orthopaedics and worked in Glasgow’s Victoria Infirmary and Philips Hill in East...
Special focus on care home wellbeing – seventh instalment
In the seventh in a series of focus articles, The Pulse continues to look at supports available for care home staff across Lanarkshire. While community, primary and acute teams have been a key focus of our messaging, local authority, the independent sector and NHS...
National Allied Health Professions Day
Who are the NHS Lanarkshire AHPs? In Lanarkshire, the allied health professions (AHPs) consists of dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, diagnostic radiographers, and speech and language therapists. However, in Lanarkshire,...
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021
University Hospital Wishaw will be lit up in pink and blue to show its support for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021 (9 to 15 October). Baby Loss Awareness Week, now in its 19th year, is an opportunity for bereaved parents, families and their friends, to commemorate...
