Monklands Replacement Project team put focus on single room workload
A ground-breaking study is being carried out in NHS Lanarkshire to analyse the workload associated with single bedrooms. The observation study, starting this week, is being spearheaded by our project to provide the new, state-of-the-art University Hospital Monklands....
#SaferSexLanarkshire awareness week urges more young men to access free services
There has been a dramatic decline in the number of young men accessing essential sexual health services across Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire sexual health experts believe the disruption caused by the on-going Covid 19 pandemic is partly to blame for the 32% fall in...
Chief executive staff message
In this week’s staff message, Heather gives her regular update on the Covid-19 cases across NHS Lanarkshire. Heather also speaks about the strategic commend (gold command) decision to reduce the risk status across NHS Lanarkshire from black status to red status. The...
Animation to mark World Hand Hygiene Day
Today (Thursday 5 May) is World Hand Hygiene Day and NHS Lanarkshire’s infection prevention and control team (IPCT) breakthrough series collaborative is delighted to launch our first animation to mark the day. The video promotes good hand hygiene for staff to help...
New University Hospital Monklands – flash report May 2022
Here’s an update on the latest developments in some of the workstreams for the Monklands Replacement Project – our exciting vison for a new University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat, Airdrie. Workforce Workforce lead Laura Ireland said: “The...
Healthy lifestyles programme for North Lanarkshire families
NHS Lanarkshire’s free family-friendly health and wellbeing programme; ‘Full of Beans’ has now launched its latest six-week block. The programme is welcoming families, from across North Lanarkshire, to come along and take part in enjoyable activities while learning...
Infection prevention and control learning session
The infection prevention and control (IPC) breakthrough series collaborative will host their first learning session – which will take place remotely – on Wednesday 18 May from 9.30am to 12.30pm (agenda and full details to be confirmed). The learning...
Video message from Heather Knox, NHS Lanarkshire chief executive
In this week’s staff message, Heather gives her regular update on the Covid-19 cases across NHS Lanarkshire. We are seeing a decrease in the number with Covid-19 across our acute hospitals. However, there are still outbreaks within care homes, which creates issues...
Short clip brings work of Lanarkshire’s care home wellbeing group into sharp focus
Staff wellbeing has been in sharp focus in recent times. While community, primary and acute teams have been a key focus of our messaging, local authority, the independent sector and NHS care homes are a vital audience – and part or our wider partnership – too....
