Have your say to help planning for this winter
As part of this year’s planning for winter, we’re holding informal drop‑in feedback sessions and an online survey to hear directly from staff about their experience of last winter. We’re keen to understand what worked well, what didn’t, the impact of winter‑funded...
Non-Medical Prescribing Webinar Week: 18–22 May 2026
Staff are invited to take part in a week of webinars focused on non-medical prescribing, taking place from Monday 18 May to Friday 22 May 2026. The programme includes a wide range of topics relevant to non-medical prescribers and colleagues working across clinical...
International Day of the Midwife
Today every midwife across Lanarkshire and beyond is being offered thanks from NHS Lanarkshire’s Executive Nurse Director ahead of International Day of the Midwife. Trudi Marshall, Executive Nurse Director has offered a personal thank you to midwives for their...
Launch of toolkits to help support local GP practices
Last week, 65 practice managers, admin staff and GPs met to learn more about the Refocusing GP capacity toolkits, part of Lanarkshire’s Primary Care Action Plan. The toolkits were developed by the Primary Care Improvement Team (PCIT), in partnership with local GP...
Celebrating improvement work in local GP clusters
Almost 70 GPs from across Lanarkshire met this week to learn about the quality improvement (QI) projects being delivered by local clusters. These cluster events are held twice a year, in April and October, to share details of the improvement projects taking place...
Board members learn about specialist medicine service
Continuing the focus on the work of our Board, we’re spotlighting the latest walkround by members. There was a warm welcome at University Hospital Monklands for Katharina Kasper (pictured), Chair of the Board of NHS Lanarkshire, Donald Reid, Vice Chair, Lesley...
NHS Lanarkshire’s non-medical prescribing webinar week
Following the success of the non-medical prescribing (NMP) webinar week in February 2024 and February 2025, this event will now be held annually. This year’s Non-Medical Prescribing Webinar Week will take place 18–22 May 2026. The event will consist of a programme of...
Mobile X-Ray Service: Care Homes – what you need to know
A Mobile X-Ray service is now available across all care homes in Lanarkshire, bringing diagnostics directly to residents and supporting earlier, more appropriate clinical decisions. This is about breaking the default to hospital and replacing it with earlier,...
Celia completes Himalayan challenge to boost cancer screening and awareness
A public health expert has told of her adventurous Himalayan trekking challenge to help Scots beat bowel cancer. Celia Briffa-Watt, NHS Scotland’s National Programme Board Chair for Bowel Screening, described how she strode out at gruelling altitude to raise money for...
