NHS Lanarkshire welcomes record number of junior doctors
NHS Lanarkshire is pleased to announce the arrival of over eighty new junior doctors to its health board. A total of 81 first-year doctors participated in a comprehensive, week-long induction programme, with the number of inductees rising from 77 last year and 66 in...
Reminder: Care Opinion staff training
South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership is providing further staff training for Care Opinion. The HSCP has launched Care Opinion to provide an online space for patients, service users, families, and unpaid carers to post their feedback and...
Launch of national early warning score 2 (NEWS 2)
National early warning score 2 (NEWS 2) – the latest version of NEWS – will be implemented in NHS Lanarkshire week beginning Monday 19 August and will go live on Patient Track on Tuesday 20 August. This will require a short 15-minute downtime on Patient...
Permanent Secretary visits Blantyre LIFE
The most senior civil servant in Scotland visited health and care leaders and staff in Lanarkshire on Friday. John-Paul Marks, Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, witnessed how a combination of increasingly sophisticated care and expertise is being...
Enjoy the benefits of outdoor gyms
Outdoor gyms are a great alternative to traditional gyms, offering communities the chance to take part in physical activity, completely free of charge, while enjoying the benefits of exercising outdoors on both physical and mental health, at a time that suits them....
Lanarkshire reaches over 100 ASH Charter signatories
NHS Lanarkshire’s tobacco control team are delighted to have exceeded their target of 100 signatories to Scotland’s Charter for a tobacco-free generation, an initiative created by ASH Scotland to help reduce the harm caused by smoking and deliver a tobacco-free...
Latest discounts from NHS Staff Benefits
Save £££s on some great deals both in-store and online, all especially negotiated for NHS staff. To find out more, or sign up to receive all the latest discounts, visit: www.nhsstaffbenefits.co.uk Here are some of the latest deals from some fantastic brands. Save 20...
Ambitious agreement to tackle health and care challenges
The University of Strathclyde, NHS Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire Council and North Lanarkshire Council have set out their commitment and ambitions to work together to tackle key health and care challenges, for the benefit of local communities and Scotland as a whole....
New Monklands – Snapshot Report July 2024
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...
