Advanced Practice Week 2025 – Save the Date!
National Advanced Practice Week is an annual event which takes place 10-14 November. To mark this, NHS Lanarkshire’s practice development team has developed a series of webinars which will focus on advanced practice across all sectors within NHS Lanarkshire. Advanced...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month – know what’s normal for you
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and NHS Lanarkshire is supporting the national campaign by encouraging staff to learn the signs and make time for their own health. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, affecting around one in seven women during...
Pre-diabetes Education Session empowers patients to take control of health
The NHS Lanarkshire Healthy Lifestyle and Weight Management Service (LWMS), in partnership with the Hunter GP Cluster in East Kilbride, recently hosted two successful online Pre-diabetes Patient Education Sessions aimed at supporting individuals identified as living...
How to get your vaccination
This week we started the flu vaccination programme for health and social care staff. All eligible health and social work staff in Lanarkshire can access their flu vaccinations at one of our vaccination sites. Below are the three main vaccination centres. Additional...
Coming first to Lanarkshire – new online service MyCare.scot
NHS Lanarkshire is pioneering MyCare.scot – the new online service that will change how people access their health and care information. Originally known as Digital Front Door, the national programme is being run by NHS Education Scotland (NES) in partnership with the...
New Monklands – Snapshot Report September 2025
Catch up on the latest developments in some of the workstreams for the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) – our exciting vision for a replacement University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat, Airdrie. Our monthly Snapshot Report is now published on the new...
Infection Prevention and Control Week: Know your respiratory villains – and how to stop them
As part of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week, NHS Lanarkshire is urging staff to stay vigilant when it comes to respiratory infections – and to watch out for three troublesome characters making their seasonal return. Cunning Colin Covid-19, Isa Influenza and...
Webinar: Cutting through the complexity on pensions with MoneyHelper
NHS Lanarkshire staff are invited to a practical lunchtime webinar with experts from the government-backed MoneyHelper service, designed to demystify pensions and help you make confident decisions about retirement. When: Wednesday 12 November, 12:30–1:30 Where:...
Speak your mind: What is it like working in NHS Lanarkshire?
NHS Lanarkshire will run the second Staff Culture Survey from 3-23 November to assess the culture within the organisation. The first organisation-wide Culture survey – which ran in November 2023 – measured how much staff agreed that NHS Lanarkshire demonstrates...
