Video message form Chief Executive
Jann wishes everyone a happy new year and recognises how challenging the last few weeks have been. She thanks all staff for their continued resilience and kindness, with particular thanks to those staff who worked over the Christmas period. The video can be accessed...
GPs extend opening hours
Many Lanarkshire GP practices will open extra hours on Saturdays throughout the month of January 2023, extending the times patients can receive care. Local residents should check with their GP practice if it has specific arrangements for extended hours on a Saturday...
Local doctors receive prestigious fellowship award
Two local doctors have been awarded prestigious fellowships of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). Dr Mike Coates, Clinical Director for the NHS Lanarkshire primary care out-of-hours service and Dr Kieran Dinwoodie, a local GP received the highest level...
Christmas Joy at Glencairn
After waiting three whole years for a real Christmas tree to bring joy to the Glencairn ward in Coathill Hospital, their wish came true thanks to the generosity of Coatbridge B&Q who donated the tree. Patients, staff and students helped decorated the tree to help...
Global Citizenship programme
Lanarkshire’s Global Citizenship programme has made important steps in strengthening relationships between NHS Lanarkshire and existing partnerships as well as developing new health partnerships. Health colleagues from Malawi and Zambia recently visited Blantyre,...
Play your part in shaping North Lanarkshire’s health and social care services
North Lanarkshire residents re being urged to make their views known on the shape of local health and social care services over the next three years. Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire is engaging on its draft Strategic Commissioning Plan 2023-26. The plan...
Interim associate medical director appointed for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities
Dr Adam Brodie is set to take up the post of interim associate medical director for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities next month. He joined NHS Lanarkshire as consultant psychiatrist in Addiction Services in 2009, and has been the service’s clinical director...
Project Search reaches another milestone
An NHS Lanarkshire programme that helps young people with autism and learning disabilities into employment recently celebrated 10 years at University Hospitals Monklands and Hairmyres. A virtual event – presented by Carmel McKeogh, director and programme...
Virtual dental awards ceremony
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) held an awards ceremony at their autumn scientific meeting last month. Albert Yeung, NHS Lanarkshire’s consultant in dental public health, took over the role of the president of BASCD in June 2022....
