NHS Lanarkshire Begins COVID-19 Spring Booster Programme
Residents in care homes for older adults will be the first to receive their spring Covid-19 booster as the spring booster programme gets underway. The spring booster dose will be offered to those aged 75 and over, and individuals aged five and over with a weakened...
Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire’s plan for the next three years approved
Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire’s bold new Strategic Commissioning Plan for the next three years has been approved by the North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board. The plan sets out ambitious key local priorities for health and social care services to...
Lynsey’s fundraising is a runaway success
Lynsey McCloy, Improvement Advisor in the Primary Care Improvement Team, has been running 10K a day in March to raise money for family friends little Grace, aged 6, and Tommy, 7. Lynsey said, “Grace and Tommy have been diagnosed with a rare, life-limiting condition...
Join the Biggest Hour for Earth
Earth Hour takes place Saturday 25 March at 8.30pm. This a global annual event, organised by the World Wildlife Fund, where hundreds of millions of people switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about the planet. NHS Lanarkshire is taking part by...
Celebration event for graduates
A celebration event for the graduates of two programmes took place on Monday 6 March at University Hospital Wishaw. Those completing the courses SCIL (Scottish Improvement Leader Programme) and SCLIP (Scottish Coaching and Leading for Improvement programme) joined...
Sustaining the FLOW – reflections from Monklands
The next stage of Operation FLOW’s improvement journey is well underway as the three acute hospitals aim to continue maintaining good flow. We are running articles this week with some of the positive reflections experienced at each of the acute sites as well as across...
Sustaining the FLOW – reflections from Hairmyres
The next stage of Operation FLOW’s improvement journey is well underway as the three acute hospitals aim to continue maintaining good flow. We are running articles this week with some of the positive reflections experienced at each of the acute sites as well as across...
Beep Beep! Play Talk Read Bus stops at Lanarkshire
Across February and March, the Parent Club ‘Play Talk Read’ double decker bus; Benji, visited a variety of sites across Lanarkshire. The roadshow was supported by NHS Lanarkshire’s Health Improvement Team, who promoted the bus locations to local Lanarkshire parents...
NextGen careers information event
The NextGen Programme is facilitated by NHS Lanarkshire’s medical education department with the main objective of widening access to medicine in NHS Lanarkshire for the next generation. The programme works alongside North and South Lanarkshire Councils to offer a...
