New staff wellbeing specialists supporting peers
Praise is being given to a new team set up to help NHS staff through the global pandemic and beyond. A total of nine new staff wellbeing specialists have now began work within the Staff Care and Wellbeing service. The new roles follow the phenomenal success of...
Introduction to Good Clinical Practice Training Resumes
Steven Marshall and Liz Lennon, NHS Lanarkshire’s accredited NHS Research Scotland Good Clinical Practice (NRS GCP) trainers, will resume face-to-face training for researchers involved in clinical trials of investigational medicines. The training – like many...
Implementation of 2021 Resuscitation Council Guidelines in NHS Lanarkshire
Resuscitation Council UK’s (RCUK) Guidelines guarantee that health and care professionals across the UK share the same knowledge base surrounding teamwork and practice. RCUK published updated guidelines in May 2021 which provided information about basic and advanced...
Heather’s weekly video – Friday 16 July 2021
In this video, Heather gives her regular update on the number of Covid-19 cases and the pressures on services across NHS Lanarkshire. Heather refers to her recent public video published on Facebook where she shared her concern on the pressures on staff and...
Walking Challenge 2021 winners and round-up
Congratulations go to all the staff who took part in this year’s walking challenge. All teams combined walked an incredible distance over the six-week period. In fact, teams racked up an astounding 720 million steps – the equivalent of walking over 12 times around...
Keep A&E for those who need critical care
NHS Lanarkshire is urging the public to access the right care at the right place as it continues to face unprecedented pressures on A&E. Last week, NHS Lanarkshire highlighted the continued pressure on health and care services as a result of increased Covid-19...
Let’s talk South Lanarkshire – have your say on public services in your local community
South Lanarkshire residents are being urged to share their views on the future delivery of public services within the area. The call has come from the local Community Planning Partnership – which brings together public bodies, including South Lanarkshire Council...
Nominate your healing hero
Do you know a healing hero? Each year the Scottish Health Awards provides an important opportunity to recognise and celebrate the work of those dedicated individuals and teams who deliver high quality health and care services. Since March 2020, NHS Scotland and its...
GPs continue to offer face-to-face appointments for most vulnerable
We continue to experience record high demand on services with GP workloads increasing by approximately 30 per cent since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, GPs are pulling out all the stops to ensure face-to-face appointments are still going ahead for our...
