True Norths newsletter out now
The quality department have developed a newsletter detailing your guide to the True Norths. Each edition of the newsletter will have an animation to explain the true Norths as well as supporting resources. This first edition focuses on person-centred care. Any...
Stop Pressure Ulcer Day 2023
Stop Pressure Ulcer Day takes place globally every year, every third Thursday of November. The day is dedicated to raising awareness and disseminating knowledge about the issue of pressure ulcers/injuries. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, pressure sore or...
Paediatric Diabetes Team fundraise for World Diabetes Day 2023!
In honour of World Diabetes Day on November 14, the Lanarkshire Paediatric Diabetes team, housed at University Hospital Wishaw, is holding fundraising events. Children with diabetes who have been diagnosed and are currently receiving care are supported by the team....
Dedicated service offering patients right care in right place
A service which is supporting patients who need urgent or unscheduled care is working with colleagues to direct patients to the most appropriate service for their condition, so that they receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The Flow...
Therapets provide four-legged therapy
As part of the health and wellbeing week, staff were welcomed to spend time with a number of therapets at University Hospital Wishaw. The furry visitors were helping to put smiles on a number of hard-working staff members faces. For some years now it has been...
Light up red in Remembrance
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states to honour armed forces members who lost their lives in the line of duty during the First World War. It is also a day to remember British and Commonwealth military and...
National clinical director visits NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire chief executive Professor Jann Gardner and her senior team welcomed Professor Jason Leitch, national clinical director, and Dr John Harden, deputy national clinical director to University Hospital Monklands and University Hospital Hairmyres. They were...
Treasured items kept in belonging box
A student nurse for care of older people is behind the pilot of a box which is being provided to every older person admitted to University Hospital Hairmyres (UHH) to hold their belongings. Joanne Kane, who is now fully qualified, was inspired when she attended a...
QR codes in NHS Lanarkshire
The Apps Governance Group would like to guide staff towards the use of Microsoft Edge for the creation and use of QR codes in NHS Lanarkshire. This can be downloaded as an add on to your browser if it isn’t already available. Please use the Guide to QR Code on the...
