Independent spirit helping Moira get back in the fast lane
Moira Gardner celebrated her 89th birthday in unforgettable style – taking her very first ride on a motorbike while visiting family in Australia. Now fast approaching her 91st birthday, Moira remains determined to make the most of every day. That same spirit is...
Locals urged to get their smear test
NHS Lanarkshire is urging everyone who is eligible to go for their potentially life-saving smear test. Cervical Cancer Prevention Week begins today, putting a spotlight on the importance of the test. Celia Briffa-Watt, NHS Lanarkshire Consultant in Public Health,...
More frontline staff take the lead as Care Opinion hits milestone
NHS Lanarkshire is one of the first Scottish health boards to see its acute services achieve 10,000 stories on independent healthcare feedback platform Care Opinion. The national website gathers feedback anonymously from patients and visitors and shares it with NHS...
Launch of Our PHIL Web Pages
This week we launched our Public Health Information Lanarkshire (PHIL) web pages, the aim of which is to enable better evidence-based decision making to improve population health in Lanarkshire. With an abundance of data available online, it can be hard to find...
Your chance to invite Board members to visit
The iMatter staff survey told us you’d like to learn more about the work of the Board of NHS Lanarkshire and the colleagues who are members. So we’re planning some Pulse stories on the subject of the Board, which is made up of members of our executive team along with...
Our new Director of Research, Innovation & Academic Partnerships
We’re welcoming Professor W Gordon Mackay as NHS Lanarkshire’s new Director of Research, Innovation & Academic Partnerships. Known as Gordie, he took up his role on 5 January. Gordie said: “I’m delighted to work in NHS Lanarkshire and join a very successful and...
Thank You to Parents and Carers
As nurseries open their doors after the festive period, our vaccination team are travelling across Lanarkshire offering the flu vaccine to those children who missed out at the last visits This is the first year NHS Lanarkshire has provided the flu vaccine in...
Alcohol explained – new informative video
The Alcohol, Cannabis, and Vaping team, within NHS Lanarkshire’s Health Improvement department, has worked on a new, short video to explain and raise further awareness of the harms and effects of alcohol. As many people may choose to reduce or stop drinking during Dry...
Carluke couple donate Cuddle Cot
A remarkable couple from Carluke have donated a Cuddle Cot to the Emergency Department at University Hospital Wishaw in memory of their baby boy, Braylon. Tragically, Braylon died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) at just five weeks old. He was unresponsive at...
