Video message from Heather Knox, NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive
In this week’s staff message, Heather speaks about hospital occupancy and the impact of COVID-19. Heather also congratulates, and thanks, the three NHS Lanarkshire winners at the recent Scottish Health Awards. The video can be accessed on Vimeo and You Tube using the...
A Veteran ‘Remembers’
The article below was written by Liz Robbie, Veteran and Charge Nurse at University Hospital Monklands, to mark Remembrance Day. Most people who ask about my military service say “Was it really as bad as they say?”. Every veteran has a different story to tell...
NHS Lanarkshire unveils its vision for new net zero hospital
NHS Lanarkshire has unveiled its vision for its new net zero hospital. As the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow continues, the exciting design concept has been revealed for the state-of the-art new University Hospital Monklands – just 14 miles from where the UN...
Light up red in Remembrance
University Hospital Monklands and University Hospital Wishaw are currently lit-up in red to mark 100 years of the poppy as the national symbol of remembrance. Poppyscotland asked organisations with a building with external lighting to take part to help commemorate the...
Special edition care home wellbeing newsflashes complied in one-stop webpage
A dedicated webpage has been launched for care home staff following the publication of a series of special edition wellbeing newsletters. Over the autumn period, eight downloadable newsflashes have been produced focusing on the health and wellbeing of care home staff....
Pumpkin spook-tacular illuminates care home creativity and compassion
Residents and staff across Lanarkshire’s care homes carved out a truly spook-tacular Halloween – shining a light on creativity and compassion. Pictures have just emerged how various care homes across South and North Lanarkshire celebrated the season, in line with all...
Heather Knox staff message
In this week’s video (recorded Tuesday 2 November), Heather speaks about the vaccination programme and the Covid-19 cases in our hospitals, communities and care homes. Heather also speaks about the memorial service in remembrance of Hakim BenYounes, consultant surgeon...
Honoured for outstanding support towards the Armed Forces
NHS Lanarkshire has received the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award for outstanding support towards the Armed Forces community. Representing the highest badge of honour, the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Awards are awarded to organisations that employ and...
Biomedical scientist Christopher Duddy retires after remarkable 41 years’ service
Colleagues in the microbiology department at University Hospital Wishaw paid a special farewell to biomedical scientist Christopher Duddy who retired on 31 October after a remarkable 41 years’ service. Christopher began his career with NHS Lanarkshire in April 1979...
