School students take part in NextGen careers event
School students took part in our latest NextGen careers information event. The NextGen programme is facilitated by NHS Lanarkshire’s Medical Education Department with the main objective of assisting the next generation of medics access experience. Leeann Montgomery,...
Staff Awards finalist – Blood Borne Virus Prevention and Care Network
For more than 15 years, the Lanarkshire Blood Borne Virus (BBV) Prevention and Care Network has worked tirelessly to prevent and treat HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C — and now the team has been named a finalist in the 2025 NHS Lanarkshire Staff Awards. Made up of...
Staff Awards finalist – Vascular POPS
Three geriatricians on Ward 8 at University Hospital Hairmyres are transforming surgical care for older patients — and now the Vascular POPS Team has been named a finalist in the 2025 NHS Lanarkshire Staff Awards. Dr Chris Hay, Dr Anne Duffty and Dr Claire McKay bring...
Staff Awards finalists – Vascular Team
After facing unprecedented service pressures in the summer of 2024, the Vascular Team at University Hospital Hairmyres has been named a finalist in the 2025 NHS Lanarkshire Staff Awards — recognised for transforming crisis into collaboration. With waiting lists...
Staff Awards finalist – Holistic Antenatal Care Pathway
A maternity team at University Hospital Wishaw has been shortlisted for the 2025 NHS Lanarkshire Staff Awards for their life-saving work to reduce stillbirth rates through the Holistic Antenatal Care Pathway. Launched during the Covid-19 pandemic, the pathway ensures...
Staff Awards finalist – Pauline Ferula
Described as “the backbone of the service,” Infection Prevention and Control Business Manager Pauline Ferula has been named a finalist in the 2025 NHS Lanarkshire Staff Awards. While clinicians focus on infection risks, Pauline manages everything else — from rotas and...
Commitment to collaboration and protecting those most at risk
South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board (IJB) has published its Annual Performance Report for 2024/25, highlighting how collaboration with partners, the workforce and local communities is at the heart of its approach to improving health and wellbeing across South...
Our new drive to tackle racism
NHS Lanarkshire has launched a new initiative to take an active stance against racism. The health board’s first anti-racism plan aims to provide a safe and non-discriminatory environment for both staff and patients. The organisation’s new Anti-Racism Champion is Colin...
Staff Awards finalist – Suzanne Bowman
Described as the “organisational heartbeat” of NHS Lanarkshire physiotherapy, Management Team Secretary Suzanne Bowman has been named a finalist in the 2025 NHS Lanarkshire Staff Awards. Supporting ten managers, multiple team leads and the busy MSK Booking Hub,...
