Free bike loans for NHS staff!
NHS Lanarkshire has partnered with GBT Shotts and Paths for All to continue to supply NHSL staff with free access to more e-bikes and Brompton bikes. The project has relaunched and there are now an additional 18 e-bikes and 32 Brompton bikes on offer for bands 2-5 and...
Shortlisted nominees for Staff Awards chosen
The shortlisted nominees for the Staff Awards 2023 have now been chosen. The shortlisting exercise saw a team of non-executive directors, staff side representative and a member of the public partnership forum, working together to develop a final list of nominees to be...
Nursing recruitment event
Third year student nurses at the University of Stirling had the opportunity to meet with a wide range of different potential employers at a recruitment event organised by the University’s Careers Department. The student nurses who will qualify as new registrants in...
Nomination period for the Staff Awards closes
The nomination period for the Staff Awards 2023 has now closed. Heads of service and directors from across the organisation have been busy nominating their teams for the outstanding work that they do to support the people of Lanarkshire every day. The award ceremony...
Hospital gardening project sowing seeds of improvement in patient mental health
A local MSP saw first-hand last week (Tuesday, 11 April) the budding success of NHS Lanarkshire’s Green Health Partnership (LGHP) in empowering and supporting patients. Collette Stevenson MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Kilbride, visited the food...
The Big Shout Out – The Infant Feeding Team
The Infant Feeding Team have received a Big Shout Out for the support that they provide breastfeeding mums across Lanarkshire. The small team, who offer an opt out support service to all new mums, were nominated by a new mum to thank them for the support they provided...
Staff at Silverbank surgery take on Kiltwalk in memory of colleague
A team of 15 members of staff from the Silverbank medical surgery in Cambuslang will take part in this year’s Kiltwalk Wee Wander on 30 April to raise funds for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS) in memory of their much-loved colleague Evelyn Watson, who sadly...
Support during stress awareness month
This April is Stress Awareness Month. Stress is our body’s natural response to dealing with pressure. But too much stress over a long period of time can have a negative impact on how we feel and perform at work. Managing stress is a balancing act, balancing the...
Organ donation roadshow continues
Specialist nurses for Organ Donation, Diane Bowler and Alison Mitchell continued their organ and tissue promotional roadshow. This time they visited University Hospital Monklands. They took the opportunity to share information around organ and tissue donation with...
