Is Your Transfusion Training Up to Date?
This week marks the end of the Transfusion Team’s four-week campaign to increase public awareness of important concerns affecting clinical transfusion and to emphasise the importance of exercising caution to avoid Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO)...
Whole-system and dynamic Winter Plan set out
The public has been asked for their ongoing support as details of robust measures to deal with winter pressures have been published. Members of the South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board (IJB) were updated today on whole system actions in place to contend with the...
New team members devoted to supporting North Lanarkshire’s District Nurse and Mental Health teams
North Lanarkshire has welcomed 17 new assistant practitioners dedicated to providing a further layer of support for the multi-disciplinary teams working in the community. Joining the District Nurse and Community Mental Health teams, assistant practitioners are vital,...
Jingle and Mingle event showcases successes of community teams
Wishaw was snowed under this week with health and social teams coming together to share the improvement work of the last 12 months. The ‘Jingle and Mingle’ event gave University Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire’s community teams the opportunity to network...
Care Opinion strengthens dialogue with health and care services
A digital platform, where the public’s experiences with health and care services can be shared, has gone live in South Lanarkshire. South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has officially launched Care Opinion, providing an online...
New winter health hub to help direct patients to most appropriate care
A new Winter Health Hub has been launched, designed to help Lanarkshire residents access a wide range of healthcare services this winter. The online hub provides a centralised portal, outlining the healthcare options available to help people to seek the right care in...
Local support for a Tobacco-Free Generation
NHS Lanarkshire has supported South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (SLLC) to sign up to Scotland’s Charter for a Tobacco-Free Generation, the initiative created to help reduce the harm caused by smoking and stub it out completely by 2034. SLLC now joins a wealth of...
Lanarkshire GP practices tackling access challenges
Lanarkshire’s GP practices are being invited to register to undergo the local delivery of the Primary Care Access Programme (PCAP) in order to address the challenges patients and practices can face around access. PCAP supports primary care teams to identify the root...
60 international healthcare professionals welcomed
NHS Lanarkshire has recruited 60 international healthcare professionals, as part of an NHS Scotland recruitment initiative. 57 talented nurses and three dedicated allied health professionals from across the globe have begun work within services across Lanarkshire....
