Historic day for the pharmacy department
On Friday 31 March 2023, the pharmacy department at University Hospital Hairmyres (UHH) along with many members of the wider hospital’s teams, old colleagues, family and friends celebrated the retirement of two long standing, highly respected pharmacists – Karen...
Respected health and social care leaders appointed as Honorary Professors
Two highly-respected leaders in health and social care have been confirmed as Honorary Professors at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). Soumen Sengupta and Ross McGuffie are the Chief Officers of South Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care...
State-of-the-art new £1.5 million CAMHS centre officially opened
Our new £1.5 million specialist centre transforming the way our children and young people receive mental health care has been officially opened. Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, this week opened the new Child and Adolescent Mental...
Baby Massage Programme Promotes Key Health Messages
A soothing and nurturing baby massage programme was ran by NHS Lanarkshire’s Health Improvement team for local parents/carers and their little ones in Motherwell. The interactive six-week programme helped parents and carers learn the benefits of baby massage,...
MRP Future Friday
The Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) is looking to the future. The MRP team held their first ‘Future Fridays’ event – with 30 young people from local schools attending to find out more about plans for the new hospital. Fiona Cowan, MRP clinical lead for nursing,...
Living Our Best Lives in Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire’s new healthcare strategy launches this month and gives us the chance to shape how we deliver healthcare for future generations in Lanarkshire. Our Health Together – Living Our Best Lives is an opportunity for all our staff to be involved in...
State-of-the-art care facility welcomes first service users
One of the first service users at South Lanarkshire’s new care facility has told of his delight with the support he is receiving. The intermediate care unit in Blantyre is part of the collective commitment of South Lanarkshire Council, NHS Lanarkshire and South...
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...
