Stop the Pressure Week: Focusing on What Matters to Patients
NHS Lanarkshire is supporting Stop the Pressure Week from 17–21 November, joining health and care services across the UK in raising awareness of pressure ulcer prevention. Pressure ulcers can affect anyone -from newborns to people at the end of life -and occur in...
Making the Most of Your Money: Glasgow Credit Union Workshop
Managing your finances effectively is an important part of overall wellbeing, and during Staff Health and Wellbeing Week, colleagues had the chance to explore this topic in depth through a dedicated session delivered by Glasgow Credit Union. The workshop, “Making the...
Innovations in Psychology and Mental Health: The Next Generation
A recent conference, which brought together multi-disciplinary professionals from NHS Lanarkshire and other Health Boards and academics from several Scottish Universities, set out our strategic aim to inspire and enable staff to innovate and conduct mental health...
New Monklands: school students get work experience thanks to project partner
For our latest news story on the new University Hospital Monklands, see the article on the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) website here: School students benefit from work experience thanks to project partner
Deadline for staff to take part in culture survey
Staff have until midnight on Sunday 23 November to have their say on what it is like to work in NHS Lanarkshire. The survey (called the culture assessment tool) has been designed to provide information on how our values are lived, the behaviours we see at work and the...
Listening to patients: eTriage information refreshed
NHS Lanarkshire has refreshed its public information for the digital eTriage system, following feedback gathered from patients and visitors across its three acute hospital sites. eTriage is a digital clinical tool used in NHS Lanarkshire’s Emergency Departments. It...
Focus on tackling fraud in NHS Scotland
Fraud committed against the NHS in Scotland costs millions each year and means vital patient care resources are lost. NHS Lanarkshire, along with all other NHS Scotland boards, is turning the spotlight on this type of crime during International Fraud Awareness Week...
Staff Vaccinations – Respiratory Disease
This year’s flu season has arrived early and we are already staring to see an increase in cases. People with respiratory disease are particularly more vulnerable to the flu and its serious complications including severe illness, hospitalisation and even death....
Celebrations at hospital’s first staff awards
There was a morning of celebration at the inuagural staff awards for University Hospital Hairmyres and its close partner, Stonehouse Hospital. The Hairmyres and Proud event saw an audience of over 120 colleagues gather to pay tribute to the clinical and non-clinical...
