Local pharmacists urge the public to ‘think pharmacy first’ this winter
A Lanarkshire community pharmacist is encouraging people across the area to make their local pharmacy their first stop for advice and treatment this winter. Pharmacies can give fast, expert help for many common winter illnesses — such as coughs, colds, sore ears and...
New Monklands – hospital plans go to Scottish Government for final approval
For our latest news story on the new University Hospital Monklands, see the article on the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) website here: Plans for new hospital go to Scottish Government for final approval
NHS Lanarkshire launches its winter advice campaign to help people access the right care
NHS Lanarkshire has launched its winter advice campaign to help people understand where to go for care over the coming months. To ensure the Lanarkshire community has clear guidance on where to go for help this winter, NHS Lanarkshire is sharing information on the...
Social care workers taking action to keep everyone safe
Social care workers can protect themselves and the people they care for by getting their flu vaccination this winter. The flu season is already underway in Scotland with cases continuing to increase over the last couple of weeks. Every vaccination helps reduce the...
Staff Flu Vaccination Programme – Drop In Clinics
There is not much more time for health and social care staff to get their flu vaccination before Xmas to protect themselves and those around them including patients and their families. The flu vaccine is offered every year to provide the best possible protection...
World AMR Awareness Week
The ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’ and the ‘Antibiotic Guardian’ campaigns both aim to promote safe and sustainable antibiotics use as part of this year’s World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2024 (18-24 November). World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)...
Innovations in Psychology and Mental Health: The Next Generation
A recent conference, which brought together multi-disciplinary professionals from NHS Lanarkshire and other Health Boards and academics from several Scottish Universities, set out our strategic aim to inspire and enable staff to innovate and conduct mental health...
Deadline for staff to take part in culture survey
Staff have until midnight on Sunday 23 November to have their say on what it is like to work in NHS Lanarkshire. The survey (called the culture assessment tool) has been designed to provide information on how our values are lived, the behaviours we see at work and the...
Staff Vaccinations – Respiratory Disease
This year’s flu season has arrived early and we are already staring to see an increase in cases. People with respiratory disease are particularly more vulnerable to the flu and its serious complications including severe illness, hospitalisation and even death....
