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...
Chief Executive staff message
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about the NHS Lanarkshire Board meeting which approved a proposal to develop a long-term sustainable configuration for general surgical services. Heather also highlights the increase in Covid-19 cases in the community and advises...
Meet Elsie, the NHS Lanarkshire mobile app for patient pre-operative assessment
We are leading the way on a new initiative for pre-operative assessment which is being rolled out across our three acute sites and moves from a face-to-face assessment in hospital to a brand new digital system. Project Elsie has changed the way we assess patients...
Chief Midwife thanks everyone involved in Tiny Lives
The last episode in the latest series of Tiny Lives was broadcast on BBC One last night. Speaking last night, our chief midwife, Cheryl Clark, thanked everyone involved in the production. Cheryl said: “Tonight was the last episode of Tiny Lives series two and it has...
Chief Executive staff message
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about a visit, accompanied by the Chair, to the vaccination centre at Eddlewood Public Hall (Hamilton) and Hunter Health Centre (East Kilbride). Heather ends by giving an update on the Covid-19 cases in Lanarkshire. The video can...
