Face-to-face stop smoking support comes to Coatbridge
Lanarkshire residents looking for extra support to quit smoking can now stop by the Quit Your Way team’s new one-to-one drop-in sessions. Those who attend can expect advice, information and free Nicotine Replacement Therapy to support them throughout their quit....
Think before you throw
We’re urging every member of staff to pause before you bin and make sure metal items, loose batteries and small battery‑powered devices are placed in the correct waste stream. This reminder comes after recent safety observations at the health board’s clinical waste...
University Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire appoints director of nursing
University Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire has appointed Joanne Jenkins as Director of Nursing, following a successful year serving as interim Director of Nursing. Joanne has worked as a nurse for 35 years, starting her career at Stonehouse Hospital and has...
Farewell to Raymond – A Lanarkshire Legacy
After more than 33 years of dedicated service, Raymond Hamill, NHS Lanarkshire’s Senior Research and Development Manager, has retired. Raymond began his NHS journey at Monklands District General Hospital in February 1991 and has been instrumental in shaping the health...
Staff have tackling virus at HaRT
As we mark World Hepatitis Day, our staff have explained how they’re helping to tackle the virus. We’re supporting Scotland’s hepatitis C elimination strategy through the pan-Lanarkshire Harm Reduction Team (HaRT), based at Coathill Hospital in Coatbridge. Leon Wylie,...
Judging complete for the 2025 Staff Awards
The judging panel for this year’s NHS Lanarkshire Staff Awards has now met. They have completed ranking nearly 250 individual and team nominations across seven categories, selecting the candidates who will go forward to the final stage. Chaired by Jackie McColl,...
Cabinet Secretary praises ‘wonderful’ integrated care and community-based approach
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray MSP has hailed Blantyre LIFE for its “wonderful” integrated care and community-based approach, following a visit to the award-winning facility in South Lanarkshire. Blantyre LIFE is a pioneering housing and care...
North Lanarkshire nurse team runner-up in prestigious person-centred care award
Motherwell’s district nursing team has this week (Wednesday, 16 July) been announced as the runner-up in the national Jane Davies Award for person-centred care. Presented by Healthcare Improvement Scotland, the award recognises the team’s exceptional commitment to...
Couple drive 4,000 miles for Maggie’s
Lorraine Cross, a Clinical Secretary at University Hospital Wishaw, and her husband Steven are making an emotional road trip from Lanarkshire to Portugal – fuelled by courage, love and resilience. In doing so, they are also looking to raise funds for Maggie’s,...
