Holding meaningful personal development planning and review (PDPR) discussions
Staff are being reminded that the deadline for completing 2021/22 personal development planning and reviews (PDPRs) on the Turas Appraisal system will be the end of March. This important process gives an opportunity to meet on a one-to-one basis to discuss what has...
Online help for all of us from Psychological Services
NHS Lanarkshire staff can access a wide range of support from Psychological Services. This includes an ever-growing range of online courses, apps and more. Designed and written by NHS Lanarkshire psychologists, the Lanarkshire Mind Matters website is a one-stop-shop...
Support available to prevent and manage acts of violence and aggression at work
Staff are being reminded of the support that is available to them in preventing and managing acts of violence and aggression (PaMoVA) at work. PaMOVA training is available to all staff across NHS Lanarkshire. It is designed to complement the knowledge and people...
Support provided to help staff with challenging telephone conversations
With appointments having to be rescheduled or cancelled over the past two years, call handling staff have frequently found themselves being victims of telephone abuse and aggression. To help provide staff with the tools needed to help them in having these challenging...
‘Please. Be Kind’ – nurse’s poignant plea– as reports of violence and aggression continue
A Lanarkshire nurse is fronting a poignant stand against those who direct any form of abuse to health and social care professionals. Linzi Munro, a care home liaison nurse, has also made a heartfelt plea for kindness in a video featuring photography of frontline...
Staff to have their say on health and wellbeing at work
Staff across NHS Lanarkshire are being given the opportunity to have their say on health and wellbeing at work. ‘Your Health Matters – Your Opinion Counts’ will be one of the platforms used to give staff a voice and encourage everyone to contribute in shaping...
Referring inpatients to Quit Your Way
Managing patients nicotine withdrawal in a supportive manner and prescribing appropriate medication where required may prevent the patient from becoming agitated or anxious, making their stay in hospital more comfortable. The Management of Nicotine Addiction...
Hospital waiting times highlighted in the media
University Hospital Monklands recently featured on BBC Reporting Scotland in a hard-hitting report on NHS waiting times. Lisa Summers, health correspondent of the BBC, interviewed a number of our staff about the steps being taken to address the issue of rising waiting...
Salus helps staff to manage their mental health
Salus occupational health case management mental health support service is helping to assist NHS Lanarkshire employees to better manage their mental health. Referral to the service is offered to employees who are absent from work as a consequence of mental health...
