Hospital at Home service brings new era of healthcare to Clydesdale
Our Hospital at Home service has now launched in Clydesdale with the aim of better meeting the changing healthcare needs of the area’s ageing population. The consultant-led community service provides specialist hospital-level care for people aged 65 and over in the...
OPAT service turns 10 years
NHS Lanarkshire’s outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) service turned ten years at the end of August. The OPAT service allows patients who need long-term IV antibiotic treatment but are otherwise fit for discharge to be treated as an outpatient. This...
Implementation of e-rostering within NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire will implement a new ‘RLDatix’ e-rostering solution as part of the national e-rostering programme led by National Services Scotland. The aim is to introduce a single e-rostering solution across NHSScotland that will be a key system with national...
Copyright notifications – video and music
We have recently had a few occasions where teams in NHS Lanarkshire have been sent formal notifications from companies like Vimeo and Canva highlighting possible copyright breaches. This usually involves videos NHSL has created and owns but may have used music/images...
RCN Cadets Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire played host to 12 army cadets as part of the Scottish launch of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme. The scheme aims to encourage young people into a career in nursing. Launched by the RCN, the scheme has been...
Drugs forum training programme graduation
Trainees on Scottish drugs forum’s addiction worker training project graduated from the programme in an event at Glasgow City Chambers on 28 June. The graduates included three local trainees who participated in the programme with funding from North Lanarkshire Alcohol...
Operation FLOW 2 progress update from Monklands
The senior team at University Hospital Monklands have provided an update on the progress of Operation FLOW 2 in a video message for staff. Hospital site director Stephen Peebles and chief of nursing services Karen Goudie talk about the progress being made and good...
Planning application submitted for new hospital
Exciting plans to replace University Hospital Monklands are progressing at pace. Following on quickly from the Scottish Government approval of the outline business case, NHS Lanarkshire has submitted a planning application to North Lanarkshire Council. Colin Lauder,...
Two weeks to nominate for Awards
There are now under two weeks left to nominate your caring hero/heroes for this year’s Scottish Health Awards. This is the 22nd year of the awards which celebrate those working across NHS Scotland and its partners in delivering high quality health and social...
