Fond farewell to senior charge nurse Geraldine Ruddy
We say a fond farewell to senior charge nurse Geraldine Ruddy who retired on 4 October after 32 years’ service. Geraldine, who was based in ward 18 at University Hospital Monklands (UHM), began her nursing career in 1989. On qualifying, Geraldine joined NHS...
IPC team mark international infection prevention week
International Infection Prevention Week takes place October 17-23. Infection prevention is more important than ever in the battle against a global pandemic, and to keep the world safe from healthcare-associated infections and outbreaks, this year’s theme is ‘Make Your...
Special focus on care home wellbeing – eighth instalment
In the eighth in a series of focus articles, The Pulse continues to look at supports available for care home staff across Lanarkshire. While community, primary and acute teams have been a key focus of our messaging, local authority, the independent sector and NHS care...
Specialist Support to Quit Smoking Videos for Pregnant Women
NHS Lanarkshire’s Tobacco Control Team has created three new videos, to highlight the specialist support offered to pregnant women and their partners and families who want to quit smoking. Protecting a mother and baby’s health from tobacco smoke is one of the...
New website launches to support services for children and young people at risk of offending
A new website has been launched to support a project which aims to collaboratively shift and re-shape the design and delivery of services for children and young people at risk of offending. Inclusion as Prevention (IAP), which also seeks to support the young person’s...
Making everyday, sustainable changes
Among NHS Lanarkshire’s various sustainability initiatives, there are also many staff members involved in making everyday sustainable changes in the workplace. In Particular, Dr Johnny Edgar, who is involved in a group called the Scottish Environmental...
COP26 Traffic and Travel information
With COP26 around the corner (31 October – 12 November), this will create a unique set of challenges for travelling, both in and around Glasgow. It is highly likely that if you live in Glasgow, and travel to work between 23 October – 15 November, your journey will be...
World Menopause Awareness Day
Today, Monday 18 October, is World Menopause Awareness Day. We are taking this opportunity to remind staff that NHS Lanarkshire has a Menopause at Work policy – https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/download/menopause-at-work-policy/Â The aims of this policy...
Heather Knox weekly staff update – Friday 15 October 2021
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about the current Covid-19 cases in hospitals and in the community. Heather celebrates Allied Health Professional Day and thanks our AHPs for all the vital work they do for our patients and services users. The video can be accessed...
