World Sepsis Day
Today is World Sepsis Day. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition which kills more people than prostate, bowel and breast cancer combined. Also known as septicaemia or blood poisoning, sepsis occurs when the body’s attempt to fight an infection results in the immune...
Discharges from hospital to care homes
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) issued a letter on 9 August, 2023 providing an update on changes to Scottish Government testing which set out a pause on routine testing with the exception of patients being discharged from hospital to care homes and hospices. This is...
New Alcohol and Drug Partnership website
North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership are delighted to launch a new website. The website provides a central source of information, advice and support around alcohol and drugs and services operating both locally and nationally. The site has been developed...
NHS Lanarkshire welcomes new cohort of modern apprentices
NHS Lanarkshire has welcomed a talented group of modern apprentices into its workforce. NHS Lanarkshire’s Modern Apprenticeship Programme is a great way for 16-24 year olds to get experience directly in the workplace, working within NHS Lanarkshire while studying...
Professionalism in healthcare conference
Professionalism in healthcare conference is organised by a team of clinician educators who are passionate about professionalism. The event taking place on 6 October 2023 at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow provides a platform for discussing the latest challenges,...
Charity walk through the rain
As part of a Team Building Day, staff from treatment rooms in Clydesdale decided to raise money for a charity close to heart. A beautiful sunny afternoon was forecasted, however, the heavens opened just in time for their walk to Lanark Loch. Marching on through the...
Summer School’s Out
Picture: Fiona Cowan, MRP clinical lead for nursing (front-right), and David Ross, Director at Keppie Design (front-left), with the summer school students and staff from NHS Lanarkshire including MRP team members The Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) Summer School...
Hospital at Home service brings new era of healthcare to Clydesdale
Our Hospital at Home service has now launched in Clydesdale with the aim of better meeting the changing healthcare needs of the area’s ageing population. The consultant-led community service provides specialist hospital-level care for people aged 65 and over in the...
OPAT service turns 10 years
NHS Lanarkshire’s outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) service turned ten years at the end of August. The OPAT service allows patients who need long-term IV antibiotic treatment but are otherwise fit for discharge to be treated as an outpatient. This...
