Edinburgh Castle reception to celebrate 75 years of NHS
The First Minister held a #nhsscot75 reception for NHS staff at Edinburgh Castle on Thursday. Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General Health and Social Care (2nd from the right) met with Gailene Cochrane, ICST Manager, Lise Axford, Chief of...
Operation FLOW 2 progress update from Wishaw
The senior team at University Hospital Wishaw have provided an update on the progress of Operation FLOW 2 in a video message for staff. Hospital site director Claire Ritchie, chief of medical services Dr Ken Dagg, chief of nursing services David Watson and chief...
Dedicated Lanarkshire staff fill first Scottish Improvement Framework Skills course
NHS Lanarkshire’s first course of Scottish Improvement Framework Skills (SIFS) is now full and the Primary Care Improvement Team are delighted to welcome everyone to the programme commencing on Wednesday 23 August. SIFS is a crucial way to support staff on their...
Study aims to cut children’s exposure to second-hand smoke
A new research study aiming to tackle the number of children breathing in second-hand smoke at home is launching in Lanarkshire. The study, which is being led by researchers at the University of Stirling in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire and the University of...
Quality is everyone’s business
NHS Lanarkshire has launched its Quality Strategy 2023-2029 for Lanarkshire. The strategy provides a clear direction of how everyone in NHS Lanarkshire will deliver high quality healthcare. It puts our service users and staff at the heart of that work, recognising...
BBC at Monklands for anniversary celebrations
BBC’s Good Morning Scotland visited a number of departments at University Hospital Monklands as part of the celebrations to mark 75 years of the NHS. The report celebrated the success of the NHS and confronted some of the challenges faced going forward.  It featured...
Sun shines at Hairmyres health and wellbeing event
A big thank you to the 250 staff members who attended the University Hospital Hairmyres staff health and wellbeing event on Thursday 22 June. The event ran from 10am–4pm in the new courtyard next to the lecture theatre. Angela Donaldson (pictured centre), health...
#Red4Research Day
#Red4Research Day aims to get as many people as possible, across the globe, wearing red to demonstrate their support and appreciation for all those participating, undertaking and supporting research. The R&D service in NHS Lanarkshire is led by Raymond Hamill,...
Teams within South Partnership and vaccination service take part in iMatter
Teams within South Lanarkshire health and social care partnership (HSCP) and the vaccination service are currently taking part in this year’s cycle of iMatter and are being asked to complete them by Monday 10 July. The purpose of using the iMatter staff experience...
