Sustaining the FLOW – reflections from Hairmyres
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...
Beep Beep! Play Talk Read Bus stops at Lanarkshire
Across February and March, the Parent Club ‘Play Talk Read’ double decker bus; Benji, visited a variety of sites across Lanarkshire. The roadshow was supported by NHS Lanarkshire’s Health Improvement Team, who promoted the bus locations to local Lanarkshire parents...
NextGen careers information event
The NextGen Programme is facilitated by NHS Lanarkshire’s medical education department with the main objective of widening access to medicine in NHS Lanarkshire for the next generation. The programme works alongside North and South Lanarkshire Councils to offer a...
Sustaining the FLOW – reflections from Wishaw
The next stage of Operation FLOW’s improvement journey is well underway as the three acute hospitals aim to continue maintaining good flow. NHS Lanarkshire dramatically reduced pressure across its sites, improving patient care and experience following the successful...
Fraser ‘Nose’ The Irreparable Damage Cocaine Use Can Do
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) doctors in Lanarkshire, Scotland have issued a major health warning to the people of Scotland who use cocaine on the damage it can cause to the nose when snorted. ENT doctors, specialising in noses at University Hospital Monklands (UHM) have...
Multi-disciplinary approach at Stonehouse Hospital
The team at Stonehouse Hospital talk about their multi-disciplinary approach to patient rehabilitation and how the firebreak as part of Operation FLOW helped with their ongoing work to make the journey home as smooth as possible for those who are transferred from the...
Warm tributes to a much-loved colleague
NHS Lanarkshire colleagues are mourning the sad loss of a valued member of staff. Ann Auld, lead pharmacist for Prescribing Management passed away peacefully on 23 February 2023. Ann had worked in Lanarkshire since 2007, initially as one of our prescribing advisors...
Keep On Keep Up App proves a hit
An exercise intervention app designed to help prevent falls in older people has proved popular following initial testing with residents in East Kilbride. KOKU (Keep On Keep Up) is one of the exemplar projects being publicised on the West of Scotland (WoS) Innovation...
Views sought to inform Lanarkshire’s palliative care strategy
Lanarkshire’s palliative care strategy is being revised – and health and social care staff (and partners) are encouraged to share their views. Palliative and end of life care are vital aspects of the support delivered to those living with and dying from any advanced,...
