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...
Chief Executive staff message
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about the latest number of Covid-19 cases in hospital, care homes and in the community. Heather also speaks about the autumn staff vaccination programme and the NHS Lanarkshire sustainability policy: Health and social care staff...
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,...
