Final touches being put to new £1.5 million CAMHS centre
A new £1.5 million specialist centre will soon transform the way Lanarkshire’s children and young people receive mental health care. The new outpatient facility in Hamilton, scheduled to open in July, will treat young people aged 18 years old and younger who are...
Resources to look after your mental health
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, which took place on Monday 9 May–Sunday 15 May, North and South Lanarkshire health and social care partnerships and Stigma Free Lanarkshire put together a variety of podcasts to look at how we create the conditions for a mentally...
iMatter deadline for corporate directorates
It is the last week for staff within the corporate directorates to complete their iMatter staff experience survey. Teams within human resources, information and digital technology, organisational development, Salus, finance, public health, strategic planning...
EASY made simple
All sickness absences from work for NHS Lanarkshire employees – regardless of the length of absence – must be reported to the early access to support for you (EASY) service, but yet many absences continue to go unreported or are recorded via SSTS only. Without...
We say farewell to sexual health lead consultant Dr Anne McLellan
Congratulations goes to Dr Anne McLellan, sexual health lead consultant, who retired in March after a remarkable 36 years’ service. Anne, who was based at Coathill Hospital, first began her career at Stirling Royal Infirmary and thereafter went on to work in multiple...
Give Nature a Go – learning disability service occupational therapy team event
During National Green Health Week (14-22 May), NHS Lanarkshire’s occupational therapy adult learning disabilities team held an open day in the woodland area within Kirklands Headquarters to showcase some of the successful work their patients have been doing as part of...
Latest discounts from NHS Staff Benefits
Save £££s on some great deals both in-store and online, all especially negotiated for NHS staff. To find out more, or sign up to receive all the latest discounts, visit: www.nhsstaffbenefits.co.uk Here are some of the latest deals from some fantastic brands. £25 off...
Mind to Mind launches to help people deal with life’s challenges
NHS Lanarkshire is backing a new national campaign designed to help people look after their mental wellbeing. Mind to Mind, a new website hosted on NHS Inform, features over 30 videos of people talking about their own mental wellbeing challenges in order to help...
King of the road
A health professional has retired following four decades devoted to the NHS in Scotland. Karen King’s career began in Bellshill, the town where she was born, over 43 years ago when she was just 17. She then worked her way around the west coast of Scotland and ended in...
