New organ and tissue donation campaign
NHS Lanarkshire is proudly supporting the Scottish Government’s new organ and tissue donation campaign, ‘Don’t Leave Your Loved Ones in Doubt’. A TV ad from the perspective of an NHS Blood and Transplant Specialist Nurse highlights the importance of making a donation...
Scotland can’t wait – World Hepatitis Day
Tomorrow (Thursday 28 July) is World Hepatitis Day. Hepatitis C can cause serious and potentially life-threatening damage to the liver. Hepatitis Scotland will host an online event on Thursday 28 July from 1pm to 2.15pm which will focus on providing an overview of...
Nominate your health hero
Nominations are open for the Scottish Health Awards 2022. This is the 21st year of the awards which celebrates those working across NHS Scotland and its partners in delivering high quality health and social care services to the people of Scotland. The Scottish Health...
New partnership between BASCD and Faculty of Public Health
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) is delighted to have partnered with the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) and act as the special interest group for oral health. BASCD is focused on oral health improvement, epidemiology, teaching and...
Dedicated webpage offers essential wellbeing guide
All care home staff in Lanarkshire are being reminded of a dedicated webpage that has been developed, offering an essential guide for wellbeing support. The site has been devised by Lanarkshire’s multi-agency care home staff wellbeing group – and materials based on...
Out of hours service is for urgent care only
The Lanarkshire public are reminded that NHS Lanarkshire’s primary care out of hours service is for urgent care only, as experience indicates that many patients call with minor or non-urgent problems. Almost 200,000 calls came into the service between the start of...
New University Hospital Monklands – flash report July 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: “The...
Weekly message from Heather Knox, NHS Lanarkshire chief executive
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about the current Covid-19 cases and capacity issues across our services and thanks all staff for their continued efforts. Heather also pays tribute to Eleanor Grant, palliative care nurse specialist at University Hospital in...
Smoking and mental health support, new report from ASH Scotland
ASH Scotland is urging the Scottish Government to do more to tackle health inequalities by increasing specialist smoking cessation service support for the estimated 230,000 people who smoke in Scotland who are experiencing mental health problems. The call comes as the...
