Local support for a Tobacco-Free Generation
NHS Lanarkshire has supported South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (SLLC) to sign up to Scotland’s Charter for a Tobacco-Free Generation, the initiative created to help reduce the harm caused by smoking and stub it out completely by 2034. SLLC now joins a wealth of...
Lanarkshire GP practices tackling access challenges
Lanarkshire’s GP practices are being invited to register to undergo the local delivery of the Primary Care Access Programme (PCAP) in order to address the challenges patients and practices can face around access. PCAP supports primary care teams to identify the root...
60 international healthcare professionals welcomed
NHS Lanarkshire has recruited 60 international healthcare professionals, as part of an NHS Scotland recruitment initiative. 57 talented nurses and three dedicated allied health professionals from across the globe have begun work within services across Lanarkshire....
Annual Review 2022-23
Anyone who missed this year’s NHS Lanarkshire annual review can now catch-up online. The video gives people another chance to see the presentation which showcases highlights from 2022/23 and sets out future plans. The NHS Lanarkshire annual report 2022/23 is...
Lanarkshire’s Health and Social Care Partnerships recognised in University Strategic Partnership
An ambitious partnership between a leading university and health and social care services aims to transform lives across Lanarkshire and Scotland. Leaders from all organisations met at Glasgow Caledonian University to mark the significance of this next exciting stage...
Cumbernauld CMHT Sponsored Walk for SAMH
In honour of Suicide Prevention Week 2023, the Cumbernauld Community Mental Health Team organised a fundraising sponsored hill walk up Ben A’an to benefit the Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) (previously the Scottish Association for Mental Health). The...
World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week
This week pharmacy staff across NHS Lanarkshire have been holding events to make colleagues, patients and visitors aware of World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW). WAAW a global campaign to raise awareness and understanding of Antimicrobial resistance...
Transfusion team highlight significance of positive patient identification
The Transfusion Team is still dedicated to raising awareness of significant issues influencing clinical transfusion and stressing the need of being watchful in preventing Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO) as we move in to week three of the campaign....
Power of Attorney (PoA) Day: Families across Lanarkshire urged to get ‘PoA proactive’
Families across Lanarkshire are being urged to be ‘PoA proactive’ to avoid additional stress and heartache in difficult situations. The plea comes as health and social care partners support National PoA Day, today. In the event of illness or accident,...
