Beep Beep! Play Talk Read Bus stops at Lanarkshire
Across February and March, the Parent Club ‘Play Talk Read’ double decker bus; Benji, visited a variety of sites across Lanarkshire. The roadshow was supported by NHS Lanarkshire’s Health Improvement Team, who promoted the bus locations to local Lanarkshire parents...
NextGen careers information event
The NextGen Programme is facilitated by NHS Lanarkshire’s medical education department with the main objective of widening access to medicine in NHS Lanarkshire for the next generation. The programme works alongside North and South Lanarkshire Councils to offer a...
Sustaining the FLOW – reflections from Wishaw
The next stage of Operation FLOW’s improvement journey is well underway as the three acute hospitals aim to continue maintaining good flow. NHS Lanarkshire dramatically reduced pressure across its sites, improving patient care and experience following the successful...
Well-established collaboration crucial to Lanarkshire’s firebreak
Collaboration and communication strategies that were tempered during the heat of the Covid pandemic have been a fundamental aspect of Lanarkshire’s firebreak. NHS Lanarkshire recently announced a significant reduction in pressure across its three acute hospitals,...
Fraser ‘Nose’ The Irreparable Damage Cocaine Use Can Do
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) doctors in Lanarkshire, Scotland have issued a major health warning to the people of Scotland who use cocaine on the damage it can cause to the nose when snorted. ENT doctors, specialising in noses at University Hospital Monklands (UHM) have...
Multi-disciplinary approach at Stonehouse Hospital
The team at Stonehouse Hospital talk about their multi-disciplinary approach to patient rehabilitation and how the firebreak as part of Operation FLOW helped with their ongoing work to make the journey home as smooth as possible for those who are transferred from the...
Neonatal team win national award
The Neonatal Multidisciplinary Team at University Hospital Wishaw been named UK neonatal team of 2023. The team received the award from The Neonatal Nurses Association after being up against stiff opposition across the UK but are delighted to have been named overall...
Warm tributes to a much-loved colleague
NHS Lanarkshire colleagues are mourning the sad loss of a valued member of staff. Ann Auld, lead pharmacist for Prescribing Management passed away peacefully on 23 February 2023. Ann had worked in Lanarkshire since 2007, initially as one of our prescribing advisors...
Take control of health & ‘Quit Your Way’ on No Smoking Day
National No Smoking Day (Wednesday 8 March) is often a time when people who smoke decide to make a dedicated decision to give up and stub it out for good. NHS Lanarkshire is raising awareness of the event by encouraging residents and NHS Lanarkshire staff who smoke to...
