Alastair Boyle MBE appointed new vice chair
Alastair Boyle MBE has been appointed new NHS Lanarkshire board vice chair and takes up his new post this month. Ally initially joined the Board as a non-executive member in 2020. Martin Hill, chair of NHS Lanarkshire, said: “We are delighted to announce that Alastair...
Consultant Connect
Consultant Connect has been available for colleagues in primary and secondary care services across Lanarkshire for a number of years. Since it was introduced, its usage has ramped up but there are opportunities for it to grow even further, particularly for GPs, ANPs...
Festive Message of Thanks
As the festive season approaches, we take this opportunity to look back and reflect on all your hard work and dedication while delivering high quality care to our patients throughout the year. As a result of your professionalism and diligence many lives have been...
Daniel given TWO guards of honour as he begins journey home
Patient Daniel Dixon was given TWO guards of honour as he left University Hospital Hairmyres to begin his journey home. 20-year-old Daniel from Blantyre suffered a devastating head injury following a road traffic accident, resulting in him being in Hairmyres since May...
Is Your Transfusion Training Up to Date?
This week marks the end of the Transfusion Team’s four-week campaign to increase public awareness of important concerns affecting clinical transfusion and to emphasise the importance of exercising caution to avoid Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO)...
Whole-system and dynamic Winter Plan set out
The public has been asked for their ongoing support as details of robust measures to deal with winter pressures have been published. Members of the South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board (IJB) were updated today on whole system actions in place to contend with the...
New team members devoted to supporting North Lanarkshire’s District Nurse and Mental Health teams
North Lanarkshire has welcomed 17 new assistant practitioners dedicated to providing a further layer of support for the multi-disciplinary teams working in the community. Joining the District Nurse and Community Mental Health teams, assistant practitioners are vital,...
Jingle and Mingle event showcases successes of community teams
Wishaw was snowed under this week with health and social teams coming together to share the improvement work of the last 12 months. The ‘Jingle and Mingle’ event gave University Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire’s community teams the opportunity to network...
Care Opinion strengthens dialogue with health and care services
A digital platform, where the public’s experiences with health and care services can be shared, has gone live in South Lanarkshire. South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has officially launched Care Opinion, providing an online...
