Good clinical practice
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training is available to all staff within NHS Lanarkshire who plan on or currently practice clinical research and require the necessary certification to do so. Both the introduction to GCP course, which is for those who have either not...
Get involved in supporting our future workforce
Can you provide work placements and/or Apprenticeship opportunities? As an Anchor organisation and Employer of choice, we recognise the link between health and work and the need to widen access to its workforce and enhance the life chances of those within its local...
Parking test of change to begin at Hairmyres and Motherwell Health Centre
NHS Lanarkshire is introducing measures to improve parking access for NHS users and staff at two sites. A test of change is to be trialled at University Hospital Hairmyres and Motherwell Health Centre as both sites have a high level of parking issues. The aim is to...
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...
