Heather Knox staff message
In this week’s staff message, Heather gives her weekly update from University Hospital Wishaw. Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General Health and Social Care, visited the site today to meet with staff who work at the hospital and colleagues...
Primary care improvement team bids a fond farewell to colleague Maureen McGinty
Colleagues have bid a fond farewell to project assistant Maureen McGinty who retired on 31 March after a remarkable 32 years’ service. Maureen, who was part of the primary care improvement team (PCIT), started her career in the NHS on 19 February 1990 in the linen...
iMatter staff experience 2021 results “You said, we listened”
After being paused in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the normal iMatter staff experience survey resumed in August 2021. Despite the challenging times still faced in the organisation, the corporate management team (CMT) was delighted with the overall response...
New Monklands: thanks to all who took part in in planning consultation
NHS Lanarkshire has thanked all the staff and members of the public who gave their feedback during the planning consultation for the new University Hospital Monklands, which closed on 29 March. Monklands Replacement Project director Graeme Reid said: “The input from...
Army Medical Services Reserve Scotland ‘Medical Challenge’
The last few years have found the country and the world in uncharted waters dealing with the pandemic that is Covid and, while we are all having to adapt our lives, our NHS professionals have been on the front line daily, as they continue to battle the pandemic and...
Rising Covid numbers impacting staffing levels
We continue to experience relentless pressures across all our healthcare services due to a number of reasons, but primarily the number of patients requiring treatment both with and without Covid. The rising Covid numbers is also having a severe knock-on effect to our...
Find your nearest outdoor hobby, with our interactive map!
With the better weather and lighter nights approaching, it’s a great time to get out and about locally doing the things you can enjoy outdoors. NHS Lanarkshire’s Health Improvement team has put together an interactive map, which shows all the local outdoor gyms,...
Meet the Chair
This is Martin Hill’s first video message since taking up the role of Chair of Lanarkshire NHS Board. In this video, Martin introduces himself and gives a brief history of his career. He thanks staff for the work they do for our patients and the wider community and he...
Recruitment event for advanced nurse practitioners
NHS Lanarkshire will host an online recruitment event for trainee and qualified advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs). The event is for registered nurses who are looking to take the next step in their career. The event will take place on Monday 28 March at 6pm via...
