GPs continue to offer face-to-face appointments for most vulnerable
We continue to experience record high demand on services with GP workloads increasing by approximately 30 per cent since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, GPs are pulling out all the stops to ensure face-to-face appointments are still going ahead for our...
Heather’s video message – Friday 9 July 2021
In this video, Heather gives her regular update on the number of Covid-19 cases, the vaccination programme and the pressures on services across NHS Lanarkshire. There are currently 46 inpatients with Covid-19 across the three acute hospitals and five patients in...
Staff pay tribute to the loss of well-loved NHS Lanarkshire colleague
NHS Lanarkshire colleagues are mourning the loss of a valued member of staff, who sadly passed away on 28 June. Rosemary O’Brien was a well-loved and respected member of staff who was a health visiting community practice teacher (CPT) and laterally a health visitor...
More health and social care services returning as recovery work gathers pace
Work is ongoing to return North Lanarkshire’s health and social care services to the levels seen before the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The complex nature of health and social care means a range of significant and immediate pressures must be balanced. Following...
NEW Pulse competition – win £100 Milly Grace voucher
The Pulse has teamed up with NHS Staff Benefits and Milly Grace to offer one lucky reader a Milly Grace voucher worth £100. Milly Grace’s jewellery collection is independently designed with fair pricing and ethics at its heart. Its unique collections comprise of...
June 2021 Pulse competition winner
Congratulations go to Frances Brownlie, interim head of planning and development, Kirklands Headquarters, who was the winner of the June 2021 Pulse competition. Frances’s correct entries win her a two-night stay for two people – including a standard en suite hotel...
Shotts health visitors summit Mount Kilimanjaro
The Shotts health visiting team participated in the Healthy Working Lives walking challenge captained by Aimee Dale from health improvement Wishaw/Shotts locality. The aim of the challenge was to improve staff health and wellbeing, with a focus of mental health, over...
Alison ‘charges’ on to retirement
Colleagues paid a fond farewell to Alison McEwan who retired in June after a remarkable 42 years’ service. Alison, who was a charge nurse in ward 18 at University Hospital Monklands, started her nursing career in 1977. Alison initially started working in surgical...
Heather’s video message – Wednesday 30 June 2021
In this video, Heather gives her regular update on the number of Covid-19 cases and the progress of the vaccination programme. Heather also speaks about a recent meeting with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf MSP, and today’s announcement...
