UHW staff and volunteers behind staff health and wellbeing week
Following another fantastic NHS Lanarkshire Staff Health and Wellbeing Week, it’s time to highlight the amazing staff members, organisations, and volunteers that arranged fantastic on-site events at University Hospital Wishaw. We would like to thank you for...
Firebreak: reducing occupancy ahead of winter
This week will see the start of a short, targeted firebreak across the whole-system – community and acute sites. The focus will be as follows: Reducing our occupancy – even by a relatively small amount – can make a huge difference to our patients and...
True Norths newsletter out now
The quality department have developed a newsletter detailing your guide to the True Norths. Each edition of the newsletter will have an animation to explain the true Norths as well as supporting resources. This first edition focuses on person-centred care. Any...
Stop Pressure Ulcer Day 2023
Stop Pressure Ulcer Day takes place globally every year, every third Thursday of November. The day is dedicated to raising awareness and disseminating knowledge about the issue of pressure ulcers/injuries. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, pressure sore or...
Paediatric Diabetes Team fundraise for World Diabetes Day 2023!
In honour of World Diabetes Day on November 14, the Lanarkshire Paediatric Diabetes team, housed at University Hospital Wishaw, is holding fundraising events. Children with diabetes who have been diagnosed and are currently receiving care are supported by the team....
Dedicated service offering patients right care in right place
A service which is supporting patients who need urgent or unscheduled care is working with colleagues to direct patients to the most appropriate service for their condition, so that they receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The Flow...
Therapets provide four-legged therapy
As part of the health and wellbeing week, staff were welcomed to spend time with a number of therapets at University Hospital Wishaw. The furry visitors were helping to put smiles on a number of hard-working staff members faces. For some years now it has been...
Light up red in Remembrance
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states to honour armed forces members who lost their lives in the line of duty during the First World War. It is also a day to remember British and Commonwealth military and...
National clinical director visits NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire chief executive Professor Jann Gardner and her senior team welcomed Professor Jason Leitch, national clinical director, and Dr John Harden, deputy national clinical director to University Hospital Monklands and University Hospital Hairmyres. They were...
