Lanarkshire CAMHS waiting list patients to be offered first appointment
All young people waiting for a first assessment with a clinician from our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) will be offered a first appointment in the coming weeks. Where possible, appointments will take place the week after they are scheduled via...
Parents encouraged to get children vaccinated against flu ahead of winter
NHS Lanarkshire is encouraging parents and carers to help keep children healthy over the school terms this winter by getting them vaccinated against flu. Tobias Tipper, Vaccination Programme General Manager at NHS Lanarkshire said: “Getting the nasal spray flu vaccine...
Chief Executive staff message
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about the latest number of Covid-19 cases in hospital and in the community. There are no patients in intensive care at present and it hoped that this will help improve hospital flow. However, NHS Lanarkshire remains at the highest...
New University Hospital Monklands – flash report August 2022
Here’s an update on the latest developments in some of the workstreams for the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) – our exciting vision for a new University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat, Airdrie. Workforce Workforce lead Laura Ireland said: “A new...
Chief Executive staff message
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about the latest number of Covid-19 cases in hospital and in the community. While the numbers are decreasing, which is good news, our hospitals are still experiencing issues with flow of patients and continued pressure. To help...
Career Development Programme kicks off on Wed 17 Aug
NHS Lanarkshire’s multi-faceted Career Development Programme begins on Wednesday 17 August and is now bookable to all staff, clinical and non-clinical, via Learn Pro. The Programme is made up of three elements aiming to meet the needs of our dynamic and diverse...
NHS Lanarkshire staff support #NoWrongPath
NHS Lanarkshire staff are backing the #NoWrongPath social media movement to show young people that exam results, received yesterday for school pupils across Scotland, are just one of many possible paths to an exciting and fulfilling career. Staff from human resources,...
Neonatal team recognised with prestigious award
University Hospital Wishaw’s neonatal team collected a highly prestigious award at the recent Reason national neonatal conference in June 2022. The award recognised their Quality Improvement (QI) work ‘Reducing incidence of severe brain injury in infants less than 30...
Get involved in #NoWrongPath
NHS Lanarkshire staff are being asked to get involved in #NoWrongPath to reassure young people receiving their exam results on 9 August that there are many paths to interesting and rewarding jobs. Staff who did not follow the obvious or traditional path to their NHS...
