Keep On Keep Up App proves a hit
An exercise intervention app designed to help prevent falls in older people has proved popular following initial testing with residents in East Kilbride. KOKU (Keep On Keep Up) is one of the exemplar projects being publicised on the West of Scotland (WoS) Innovation...
Views sought to inform Lanarkshire’s palliative care strategy
Lanarkshire’s palliative care strategy is being revised – and health and social care staff (and partners) are encouraged to share their views. Palliative and end of life care are vital aspects of the support delivered to those living with and dying from any advanced,...
Streamlined communication keeps focus on our young ones
Communication between Midwifery, Health Visitors and Family Nurse Partnership has now been simplified. An overhaul of the way the Midwifery service refers 28 week Antenatal notifications and Postnatal handovers of care to Health Visiting and Family Nurse Partnership...
Chief executive message – Out of Hours visit
This week Jann was joined on a visit to the Out of Hours service by Dr Chris Deighan, NHS Lanarkshire Executive Medical Director. Jann and Chris met various members of the Out of Hours team including Dr Mike Coates, Clinical Director NHS Lanarkshire Out of Hours, who...
Board rounds
Three-times-a-day Board rounds are a structured way to support the day-to-day running of the ward and help the ward team manage patients safely and effectively. They bring the multi-disciplinary team together daily to ensure everyone is working jointly to ensure...
Adult Support and Protection Day: recognising the signs of neglect
The number of people referred to Adult Support and Protection in Scotland has risen by more than 200 a week in the last year. Today (Monday, 20 February) marks Adult Support and Protection Day, with people being urged to look out for signs of neglect. There were...
Chief executive staff message
Jann was out on the site at University Hospital Hairmyres meeting staff members ahead of Operation FLOW going live next Thursday (24 February). Jann asks staff to get involved in the Big Shout Out by putting their team forward so we can hear about all the fantastic...
The Rooks will rock you
Local up and coming band the Rooks of Larkhall gave up their free time on 23 December to come and perform a variety of classical, rock, pop and christmas music for the care of the elderly patients at University Hospital Wishaw. They performed for almost two hours in...
Maternity and neonatal psychological interventions service
The maternity and neonatal psychological interventions service (MNPI) website is now live providing information about this service to members of the public and continuing to raise awareness of this important service for women and pregnant people, their infants and...
