No Disposable Cup Day 2023
Today (Wednesday 4 October) is No Disposable Cup Day! An event which kicked off in 2019 to raise international awareness of the fact that 7 million disposable cups are used every day in the UK. To support our planet further, we could use a reusable cup as much as...
New vehicles get Home Assessment team on the road and help reduce emissions
A new fleet of hybrid cars is helping one of our healthcare teams reach patients returning home from hospital, as part of North Lanarkshire Council’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions. The council has provided the hybrid Suzuki Vitara cars for the Home...
NHS guidance app
The NHS Lanarkshire guidelines app is moving to a new national platform. This requires the app content to be paused. This means that no guidelines will be added or updated in the transition period. The transition period will start from Tuesday 26 September and last...
NextGen careers information event
NextGen recently hosted a successful careers information event. The main goal of the NextGen programme, which is run by NHS Lanarkshire’s Medical Education Department, is to broaden access to medicine in NHS Lanarkshire for the following generation. On September...
NHS Lanarkshire RAAC Update
You may have seen recent reports in the media on the use of Reinforced Autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in schools and healthcare buildings. The Scottish Government and NHS Assure are currently carrying out a review of all NHS Scotland buildings thought to contain...
Importance of good complaints handling
“Robust timescales + quality = person-centred complaint handling,” is Kevin Rooney’s simple formula for supporting a listening and learning culture within NHS Lanarkshire. Kevin, who is patient affairs and complaints lead, explains the importance of good complaints...
New organ donation memorial bench unveiled
A new memorial bench has been unveiled at Calderglen Park, in tribute to the selfless Lanarkshire heroes who have given the gift of life through organ donation. The bench, which was unveiled prior to Organ Donation Awareness Week, it is in addition to the benches...
Local man encourages others to share organ donation decision
A local man is encouraging Lanarkshire residents to share their organ donation decision, while he awaits his own life saving transplant. Liam Girvan from Uddingston was put on the list for an organ donor after being diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease. The...
Oriental dragon arrives at Kirklands!
Visitors are astounded as an Oriental dragon arrives at Kirklands! For several weeks, in-patients at Kylepark Assessment and Treatment Centre passionately designed and constructed their contribution for the 2023 Bothwell Scarecrow Festival. After winning an award the...
