The Big Shout Out – Health Visiting Team (Wishaw Locality)
The Health Visiting Team in the Wishaw locality have received a Big Shout Out for their innovative use of technology in patient’s homes. The health visiting service is a universal service that visits all new born babies by 14 days old. Children are then visited...
Poignant tributes to an ‘adored’ Lanarkshire nurse
Poignant tributes have been paid to an ‘adored’ Lanarkshire nurse – described as having the touch of an angel. Michele Bell was a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in palliative care. Tragically, Michele passed away unexpectantly in February. She was...
Maltese minister given warm Lanarkshire welcome
Dr Jo-Etienne Abela, minister for active ageing in Malta, visited a number of sites across Lanarkshire as part of his trip to understand how integrated care for older people is delivered. Dr Abela, a consultant surgeon specialised in upper gastrointestinal and...
Co-created digital plan prepares Lanarkshire for next five years
A new strategic plan has been developed for Lanarkshire entitled ‘Empowering people to enhance care for everyone’. The 2023-28 digital plan reflects the wide-ranging needs and potential for digital technology across NHS Lanarkshire, and seeks to make digital topics...
Walk this May – Walking Challenge Registration open!
Lanarkshire’s favourite challenge is back for 2023! The Walking Challenge, run by the Big Team Challenge (BTC), will take place from Thursday 25 May to Wednesday 5 July. Last year, an incredible 1200+ participants formed 377 teams to take part! The teams combined...
Historic day for the pharmacy department
On Friday 31 March 2023, the pharmacy department at University Hospital Hairmyres (UHH) along with many members of the wider hospital’s teams, old colleagues, family and friends celebrated the retirement of two long standing, highly respected pharmacists – Karen...
Respected health and social care leaders appointed as Honorary Professors
Two highly-respected leaders in health and social care have been confirmed as Honorary Professors at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). Soumen Sengupta and Ross McGuffie are the Chief Officers of South Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care...
State-of-the-art new £1.5 million CAMHS centre officially opened
Our new £1.5 million specialist centre transforming the way our children and young people receive mental health care has been officially opened. Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, this week opened the new Child and Adolescent Mental...
Baby Massage Programme Promotes Key Health Messages
A soothing and nurturing baby massage programme was ran by NHS Lanarkshire’s Health Improvement team for local parents/carers and their little ones in Motherwell. The interactive six-week programme helped parents and carers learn the benefits of baby massage,...
