New digital strategy – improving our online services for patients
NHS Lanarkshire is currently developing a new five-year digital strategy to reflect the needs of the people of Lanarkshire and its organisation. This will ensure that future digital services will align with NHS Lanarkshire’s healthcare strategy. The strategy...
Organ Donation Week challenge!
Due to the sad news of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II death and the timing of the State Funeral, we are postponing the #Race4Recipients challenge until a date later in the year. The Scotland Organ Donation Team have launched a new national campaign to support...
EASY made simple
Staff are being reminded that all sickness absences from work for NHS Lanarkshire employees must be reported to the early access to support for you (EASY) service, regardless of the length of absence. Many absences still continue to go unreported or are recorded via...
NHS Lanarkshire says talking and listening will save lives this Suicide Prevention Week
Several ‘Breathing Space benches’ have been installed across Lanarkshire to mark the start of Suicide Prevention Week (4-10 September) and encourage members of the public to talk and listen to help reduce deaths by suicide in the area. Susan McMorrin, Senior Health...
New legislation providing smoke-free perimeter outside NHS hospital buildings
On Monday 5 September, the Scottish Government is introducing The Prohibition of Smoking Outside Hospital Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2022, which bans smoking within a 15-metre perimeter of NHS Lanarkshire hospital buildings. NHS Lanarkshire has an existing No...
Chief Executive staff message
Before speaking about the number of Covid-19 cases, Heather begins with an update from the recent workforce summit. Heather also highlights the recent visit by Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, to University Hospital Monklands. The video...
Autumn vaccination programme gets underway across Lanarkshire
The autumn flu and Covid vaccination programme will get started on Monday for residents across Lanarkshire who are eligible for the flu vaccination or the flu and Covid autumn booster. The flu vaccination and autumn Covid booster are being offered to eligible groups...
New app development and governance policy
Many staff will be designing apps for themselves or for patients to use. This new policy outlines the steps and processes you need to follow to ensure your app meets the minimum standards of design and governance for any NHS Lanarkshire app, new or already launched....
Welcome to 80 new doctors
80 new junior doctors have joined the 12,000 strong workforce as part of their foundation programme. Dr Jane Burns, Medical Director, said: “I extend the warmest welcome to NHS Lanarkshire’s new junior doctors joining us as part of their foundation programme. It is...
