Keep On Keep Up App proves a hit
An exercise intervention app designed to help prevent falls in older people has proved popular following initial testing with residents in East Kilbride. KOKU (Keep On Keep Up) is one of the exemplar projects being publicised on the West of Scotland (WoS) Innovation...
Singer Clare Grogan donates book to Monklands mini-library
Clare Grogan of 1980s Scottish new wave/post-punk group Altered Images donated six copies of her book Tallulah and the Teenstars for the staff-run mini library in Monklands rest centre. Kevin Morrison, library assistant, explains: “I was going to see Altered Images at...
Views sought to inform Lanarkshire’s palliative care strategy
Lanarkshire’s palliative care strategy is being revised – and health and social care staff (and partners) are encouraged to share their views. Palliative and end of life care are vital aspects of the support delivered to those living with and dying from any advanced,...
Streamlined communication keeps focus on our young ones
Communication between Midwifery, Health Visitors and Family Nurse Partnership has now been simplified. An overhaul of the way the Midwifery service refers 28 week Antenatal notifications and Postnatal handovers of care to Health Visiting and Family Nurse Partnership...
We Cycle North Lan – Free Cycling Event
As Glasgow gets set to welcome the world’s greatest riders at the UCI Cycling World Championships in August, Getting Better Together Shotts is celebrating cycling in all its forms at it’s We Cycle North Lan event, in partnership with Event Scotland. All are welcome to...
Mental Health & Wellbeing Support for NHS Lanarkshire Staff
Mental Health & Wellbeing is just as important as physical health and many factors and life events can have an impact on how we feel. NHS Lanarkshire staff are reminded of the various mental health and wellbeing support services available , including SALUS,...
Organ donation and importance of sharing decisions with loved ones
Specialist nurses for Organ Donation, Diane Bowler and Alison Mitchell recently spent a morning at University Hospital Hairmyres, promoting and discussing organ and tissue donation with members of staff and the general public. The morning generated lots of interest,...
Chief executive message – Out of Hours visit
This week Jann was joined on a visit to the Out of Hours service by Dr Chris Deighan, NHS Lanarkshire Executive Medical Director. Jann and Chris met various members of the Out of Hours team including Dr Mike Coates, Clinical Director NHS Lanarkshire Out of Hours, who...
Partnerships recognised at premiere digital awards
SOUTH Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been recognised on the national stage for its exemplary use of digital technology. The Partnership’s Lanarkshire-wide Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy digital transformation project was a...
