Obituary of Hakim BenYounes
Hakim BenYounes was born in Tripoli, Libya on 6 October 1959, a sibling to two brothers and three sisters. He studied medicine at the Medical School of Al-Fateh University, Tripoli from where he graduated in May 1983. He worked in Abusittah, Central and El Khadra...
Walking Challenge update
There is 11 days left to go for participating teams to complete this year’s walking challenge. To date, 68 teams have successfully completed this year’s challenge, which saw each of them cover at least 1,420.8km within their teams. Across the whole...
Podcast with Ewan Summers: Planned Date of Discharge with Marianne Hayward
When people are admitted to hospital, one of the first questions often asked is ‘when am I getting home?’. Planned date of discharge (PDD) allows for that question to be answered. The key feature of PDD is multi-disciplinary teams of health and care professionals...
Changing Faces changes Peter’s life
This week is Face Equality Week (17-21 May 2021), an annual event that raises awareness of the prejudice experienced by many people with a visible difference. In this touching video Peter Steele, clerical officer with the Salus occupational health team, gives a...
Video message from Heather Knox, NHS Lanarkshire chief executive
In this video, Heather talks about the slight increase in the number of new Covid-19 cases over the last seven days. As yet, there is no huge increase in the number of hospital admissions at this stage. The situation is being monitored very closely. The vaccination...
Security kits fitted on NHS Lanarkshire staff bikes
Lanarkshire Police division, in conjunction with North Lanarkshire Council, held bike safety events at University Hospital Wishaw and University Hospital Monklands, for NHS Lanarkshire staff to come along and equip their bikes with security markings, as well as find...
Emma’s walking challenge blog
We’re into week three of our walking challenge and I hope everyone is doing great! I’ve tried to mix it up this week and go on different walks around my little village. I think a change of scenery can help and I’ve tried to go on a different road every day. Let’s be...
Heather’s weekly video message
In this video, Heather talks about the number of new Covid-19 cases in the community. The rise in cases is a cause for concern and a reminder that, with the change in restrictions, we need to remain vigilant and exercise caution. Heather highlights that this is Mental...
Having open conversations about relationships
This week (10-16 May) is Scottish Learning Disability Week. Each year NHS Lanarkshire supports Scottish Learning Disability Week and this year the focus centres on relationships. We all know about the importance of having other people in our lives. It does not matter...
