Weekly staff message
As Heather is on annual leave, Judith Park, deputy chief executive, gives this week’s staff message. Judith begins by giving an update on the current Covid-19 cases. Teams within the acute directorate should have received their iMatter survey and Judith encourages...
Support services at University Hospital Wishaw to be provided in-house
NHS Lanarkshire have made arrangements to provide a range of contracted support services at University Hospital Wishaw in-house. NHS Lanarkshire is delighted to announce that they have reached an agreement in principle with the private financial initiative provider...
New animation explains how the discharge without delay programme is based on communication, coordination and compassion
A new animation has been launched to explain the essence of a programme based on communication, coordination and compassion. Lanarkshire has been one of four national ‘pathfinder sites’ for the discharge without delay (DwD) programme. That means work being pioneered...
Shared ambitions of local communities captured in animation
Shared ambitions for health and social care – expressed by South Lanarkshire communities – have been brought to life in a two-minute animation. South Lanarkshire integration joint board’s strategic commissioning plan 2022-2025 sets out the priorities for health and...
Weekly message from Heather Knox, NHS Lanarkshire chief executive
In this week’s staff message, Heather begins by encouraging the current cohort of staff to complete their iMatter survey. Staff are asked to complete their questionnaire by email or in paper format by 6 June. Heather ends by speaking about two Lanarkshire school...
Final touches being put to new £1.5 million CAMHS centre
A new £1.5 million specialist centre will soon transform the way Lanarkshire’s children and young people receive mental health care. The new outpatient facility in Hamilton, scheduled to open in July, will treat young people aged 18 years old and younger who are...
Mind to Mind launches to help people deal with life’s challenges
NHS Lanarkshire is backing a new national campaign designed to help people look after their mental wellbeing. Mind to Mind, a new website hosted on NHS Inform, features over 30 videos of people talking about their own mental wellbeing challenges in order to help...
Corporate services invited to take part in iMatter staff survey
After being paused in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the normal iMatter staff experience survey resumed in August 2021. The full iMatter staff experience measure will enable a meaningful opportunity for staff to express their views, feelings and experiences...
Weekly message from Heather Knox, NHS chief executive
In this week’s staff message, Heather gives her regular update on the Covid-19 cases across NHS Lanarkshire. Heather also speaks about her plans to retire in November and the work still be done between now and then. The video can be accessed on Vimeo and YouTube using...
