Staff Health and Wellbeing Week promotes craft activities
Staff Health and Wellbeing Week is right around the corner and we are excited to announce a series of craft events that not only nurture the mental health of our dedicated healthcare professionals but also bring comfort and joy to patients with dementia. Knitting and...
New family support workers devoted to supporting new babies
North Lanarkshire now has eight new family support workers dedicated to providing an extra layer of support and advice to mums with a new baby. Working as part of Health Visiting Teams, family support workers engage with new parents and provide guidance to support...
Transfusion team campaign to combat TACO and save lives
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Transfusion Team have launched a 4-week awareness campaign designed to underscore the pivotal role it plays in promoting safe, effective, and appropriate transfusion practices. The campaign aims to shed light on critical...
We want to see how you prioritise your wellbeing
Working in healthcare can be both rewarding and challenging. It’s essential that we take care of ourselves, so we can continue to provide the excellent care our patients deserve. NHS Lanarkshire’s Staff Health and Wellbeing Week, taking place over the week...
New local Quit Your Way helpline number
The Local Quit Your Way Helpline Number, used mainly by referrers for referrals and enquiries, has changed. The new number is 01698 754 888 and has replaced the previous number (07813 569 289). 01698 754 888 can be called from today (Tuesday 24 October) where the team...
NHS Lanarkshire shortlisted at the Living Wage Awards
NHS Lanarkshire has been shortlisted for an award in the ‘Local Champions’ category at the Living Wage Scotland Awards 2023. The awards celebrate individuals and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the living wage movement. The winners will be...
Plans supported to protect most vulnerable in face of brutal funding gap
Progress has been made as health and social care leaders continue to negotiate a brutally challenging budget gap. South Lanarkshire’s integration joint board (IJB) members, at a recent meeting, reaffirmed that the wellbeing, views and safety of communities will be...
NHS Lanarkshire welcomes new employee director
NHS Lanarkshire has extended a warm welcome to its new employee director and chair of staff side, Sylvia Stewart. Sylvia joined NHS Lanarkshire in 2000 as a specialist biomedical scientist and worked in the pathology department at the former Law Hospital as well as...
Speak your mind: What is it like working in NHS Lanarkshire?
NHS Lanarkshire has commissioned Affina Organisation Development (AOD) to explore and assess the culture within the organisation. Culture, put simply, is ‘the way that we do things around here’. The survey is based on extensive research across the NHS over the last 20...
