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...
Infection prevention and control surveillance team say a fond farewell to Liz Young
We say a fond farewell to Elizabeth (Liz) Young, lead infection prevention and control surveillance nurse, who retired in September after nearly 40 years’ service. Liz has a background in orthopaedics and worked in Glasgow’s Victoria Infirmary and Philips Hill in East...
Special focus on care home wellbeing – seventh instalment
In the seventh 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...
National Allied Health Professions Day
Who are the NHS Lanarkshire AHPs? In Lanarkshire, the allied health professions (AHPs) consists of dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, diagnostic radiographers, and speech and language therapists. However, in Lanarkshire,...
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021
University Hospital Wishaw will be lit up in pink and blue to show its support for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021 (9 to 15 October). Baby Loss Awareness Week, now in its 19th year, is an opportunity for bereaved parents, families and their friends, to commemorate...
Staff say thanks to local pub for raising funds for staff and patients
Staff from the Brandon and Clyde wards at Udston Hospital were delighted to receive six CD players, two radios, meal vouchers, juice and water from Joanne Murray, manager of the Empire Bar, Hamilton, and patron Colin McNab, as a thank you for the money raised at a...
Heather Knox staff message, 6 October 2021
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about the current COVID-19 cases in hospitals in in the community, a recent visit to University Hospital Monklands and the Cabinet Secretary Health and Social Care’s recent funding announcement. Heather ends by speaking about Black...
Staff LFD testing with new Orient Gene test kits
As we move into the autumn and winter months, we are continuing to encourage staff to test twice-weekly with lateral flow device (LFD) testing kits. By continuing to test and record results regularly using an LFD kit, ensures we can isolate those positive staff at the...
