Winter Ready: Let Your Local Pharmacy Be Your First Stop for Health Advice
When winter illnesses strike, your local pharmacy is ready to help with expert advice and treatments for minor health concerns. From colds and sore throats to aches and pains, Lanarkshire’s community pharmacies offer quick, professional support, with no appointment...
Still Time to Get Your Flu Vaccine
As we approach the festive period, there is still time for health and social care staff to get their flu vaccination to protect themselves and those around them including patients and their families. The flu vaccine is offered every year to provide the best possible...
Choose the Right Care This Winter: NHS Lanarkshire’s Guide to Healthcare Options
As the weather gets colder, NHS Lanarkshire is supporting local residents to choose the right care for their health needs this winter. By using the most appropriate healthcare services available, residents can receive quicker treatment in the most appropriate...
Event boosts strategic approach to frailty care
Our frailty strategy was the centre of focus at a busy event last week. The meeting, the NHS Lanarkshire Strategy for Preventing and Managing Frailty: One Year On, had two main purposes, explained Hazel Gilmour, NMAPH Frailty Consultant. Hazel said: “The first was to...
ReSPECT Campaign
ReSPECT, which stands for Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment, is a two-way discussion that takes place between the patient and a member of our healthcare staff. ReSPECT captures the discussion of the patient’s wishes and recommendations for care...
Staff winter vaccinations
Frontline health and social care staff can still book their winter vaccine appointment at: https://www.nhsinform.scot/winter-vaccines/ Frontline health and social care workers are eligible for both the flu and Covid-19 vaccines and it’s important to get vaccinated...
Trauma Tree – celebrating sustainability and innovation
The grounds of University Hospital Wishaw (UHW) has a special new addition – the Trauma Tree. Planted by Mr Oliver Bailey, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Jillian Duddy, Trauma Liaison Nurse, and Mr Stephen Grant, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, the Trauma Tree...
New Monklands – Snapshot Report October 2024
Catch up on the latest developments in some of the workstreams for the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) – our exciting vision for a replacement University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat, Airdrie. Our monthly Snapshot Report is now published on the New...
Success for Jonathan and OD staff at prestigious HR awards
There was a double triumph for NHS Lanarkshire at Scotland’s showpiece awards for human resources professionals. Jonathan Pender scooped HR Specialist of the Year award and our Organisational Development (OD) team were finalists in the Organisational Development Award...
