Charity walk through the rain
As part of a Team Building Day, staff from treatment rooms in Clydesdale decided to raise money for a charity close to heart. A beautiful sunny afternoon was forecasted, however, the heavens opened just in time for their walk to Lanark Loch. Marching on through the...
Summer School’s Out
Picture: Fiona Cowan, MRP clinical lead for nursing (front-right), and David Ross, Director at Keppie Design (front-left), with the summer school students and staff from NHS Lanarkshire including MRP team members The Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) Summer School...
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. 10 per...
Hospital at Home service brings new era of healthcare to Clydesdale
Our Hospital at Home service has now launched in Clydesdale with the aim of better meeting the changing healthcare needs of the area’s ageing population. The consultant-led community service provides specialist hospital-level care for people aged 65 and over in the...
The Big Shout Out – The Urgent Response Team
The team from the Urgent Response Team have received a Big Shout Out for their work in providing support for those with opioid addiction. The new team, who are based at Blantyre Health Centre, were established in March 2023 are the first addiction service in Scotland...
OPAT service turns 10 years
NHS Lanarkshire’s outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) service turned ten years at the end of August. The OPAT service allows patients who need long-term IV antibiotic treatment but are otherwise fit for discharge to be treated as an outpatient. This...
Implementation of e-rostering within NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire will implement a new ‘RLDatix’ e-rostering solution as part of the national e-rostering programme led by National Services Scotland. The aim is to introduce a single e-rostering solution across NHSScotland that will be a key system with national...
Refer local families to GOALS (Getting Our Active Lifestyle Started)
GOALS is launching a new community based programme for children and young people (CYP) between 4-17 years old. This family based healthy lifestyle programme provides support for children, young people and their fam​ilies. The programme will run in 10 week blocks and...
Bereavement suite opens in Wishaw
Scotland’s first dedicated baby loss ward has opened at University Hospital Wishaw. The unit allows women to deliver stillborn babies in a separate location to labour wards. The rooms have a separate entrance, a dedicated midwife and are set away from a clinical...
