Carers’ Academy comes to Lanarkshire
World Dementia Awareness month sees the launch the award winning* Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice (ASCPP) Carers’ Academy in Lanarkshire. The programme, developed with NHS Ayrshire and Arran, brings together NHS Lanarkshire’s Alzheimer Scotland nurse...
Falls Prevention Awareness Day
Today (Wednesday 22 September) is Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Falls prevention is everyone’s business and is one of the main priorities in Lanarkshire. Peter McCrossan, director for allied health professions, said: “To mark Falls Prevention Awareness Day, we would...
National Fitness Day
Today (Wednesday 22 September) is National Fitness Day! National Fitness Day is a chance to highlight the role physical activity plays, for people of all ages, to continue to lead a healthier lifestyle. There are many short and long term benefits of being physically...
Covid-19 booster and flu vaccination work begins in care homes
Our top teams of vaccinators are now out and about across Lanarkshire administering the Covid-19 booster and flu vaccination to care home residents and staff. Hamilton’s Abercorn care home was the first in Scotland to receive the initial Covid-19 vaccination last...
Staff Autumn Vaccination Programme
The Autumn vaccination programme has now commenced. Lanarkshire health and social care staff (including independent contractors) are now being invited to book an appointment to receive their annual flu vaccination and Covid Booster vaccination (if eligible). Those...
ACT Now – North Lanarkshire
As part of the response to the Scottish Government target of achieving the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, the North Lanarkshire Partnership established the new Action Together on Climate initiative, (ACT Now). The North Lanarkshire Partnership consists of:...
North and South health and social care partnerships take part in iMatter
Teams within the North and South health and social care partnerships have received their iMatter questionnaires and are being asked to complete them by 4 October. The purpose of using the iMatter staff experience tool is to help individuals, teams, directorates,...
Special focus on care home wellbeing – fourth instalment
In the fourth 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...
Carol provides listening support service to her peers
One member of staff who has managed to balance the challenges of working in a full-time nursing role and offering her free time to help colleagues in the nursing and midwifery profession is Carol Gray, a charge nurse with the renal department at University Hospital...
