


Special focus on care home wellbeing – seventh instalment
In the seventh in a series of focus articles, The Pulse continues to look at supports available for care home staff across Lanarkshire. While community, primary and acute teams have been a key focus of our messaging, local authority, the independent sector and NHS...
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021
University Hospital Wishaw will be lit up in pink and blue to show its support for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021 (9 to 15 October). Baby Loss Awareness Week, now in its 19th year, is an opportunity for bereaved parents, families and their friends, to commemorate...
Staff say thanks to local pub for raising funds for staff and patients
Staff from the Brandon and Clyde wards at Udston Hospital were delighted to receive six CD players, two radios, meal vouchers, juice and water from Joanne Murray, manager of the Empire Bar, Hamilton, and patron Colin McNab, as a thank you for the money raised at a...
Heather Knox staff message, 6 October 2021
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about the current COVID-19 cases in hospitals in in the community, a recent visit to University Hospital Monklands and the Cabinet Secretary Health and Social Care’s recent funding announcement. Heather ends by speaking about Black...
Staff LFD testing with new Orient Gene test kits
As we move into the autumn and winter months, we are continuing to encourage staff to test twice-weekly with lateral flow device (LFD) testing kits. By continuing to test and record results regularly using an LFD kit, ensures we can isolate those positive staff at the...
Special focus on care home wellbeing – sixth instalment
In the sixth in a series of focus articles, The Pulse continues to look at supports available for care home staff across Lanarkshire. While community, primary and acute teams have been a key focus of our messaging, local authority, the independent sector and NHS care...
Black History Month 2021
October is Black History Month. Dr Farhat Mushtaq, chair of NHS Lanarkshire’s Ethnic Minority Employee Network (EMEN), has made a video message for staff: Vimeo – https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/616902071 You Tube –...
Whistleblowing champion on new process to help staff raise patient safety concerns
NHS Lanarkshire non executive director and whistleblowing champion Lesley McDonald explains the new whistleblowing standards and how they can be used to improve patient care, safety and experience as well as promoting an open, transparent and supportive working...