New district nurses
Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire (HSCNL) has started welcoming its latest intake of district nurses. Laura Henderson was the first to complete her training and be signed off as a district nurse. Supported by her mentor Marie McNulty, as well as practice...
GP practices move to providing the most urgent care
Health and social care services across Lanarkshire are continuing to experience more pressure than at any other point in their history. Due to this sustained pressure, record Covid-19 numbers and ongoing staff sickness absence, NHS Lanarkshire has asked GP practices...
Weekly staff message from Heather Knox
In this week’s staff message, Heather speaks about the Covid-19 cases in Lanarkshire, workforce pressures and the impact on services as well as the work of the local resilience partnership. The video can be accessed on Vimeo and You Tube using the links below: Vimeo –...
“When can I go home?” Partnership hospital programme providing answers to fundamental question
A programme based on providing clear answers to a fundamental patient question has gone live in NHS Lanarkshire’s three acute hospitals. The planned date of discharge (PDD) programme aims to establish a clear date of when someone will go home (or to a community...
NHS Lanarkshire Never Services Briefing
NHS Lanarkshire is moving to protect essential services as pressure on health and social care services hits historic levels. While we are seeing lower levels of serious illness as a result of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, there are a large number of cases as well as...
Self-care advice issued for thousands of Lanarkshire people self-isolating
With Covid cases and hospitalisations rising fast in Lanarkshire over the past week, NHS Lanarkshire issued self-care advice for people sick at home with Covid or one of the other common winter illnesses. Speaking about the advice issued today, Dr Linda Findlay,...
Staff weekly message from Heather Knox
In this week’s staff message, Heather begins by wishing staff a happy new year and outlining the current position in relation to Covid. Heather also reminds staff of the wellbeing support that is available to them. The video can also be accessed on Vimeo and You Tube...
Linda inspires staff’s bumper donation to foodbank
Compassionate colleague Linda Cameron spearheaded a bumper Christmas donation to Airdrie Foodbank by staff at University Hospital Monklands. Linda, secretary to the anaesthetics department, once again organised the generous collection after she successfully oversaw...
Neonatal collaboration ensures preterm babies get care they need
Collaborative work across health boards ensures preterm babies get the neonatal care they need. Given the current significant capacity issues, availability of intensive care cots and overall pressure on the system, neonatal units throughout the country are working...
