Soumen Sengupta, director of health and social care/chief officer, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership: start date confirmed
The incoming director of health and social care/chief officer for South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has spoken of his pride to be joining the ‘partnership family’. Following the recent announcement of the appointment of Mr Soumen Sengupta as...
Launch of Scottish Health Awards 2021
Nominations are open for the Scottish Health Awards 2021. 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 to the...
NHS Scotland donates oxygen concentrators and other critical supplies to India
NHS Scotland recently supported a four nations effort to supply critical healthcare items to India as the country continues its challenging fight against Covid-19. Following an initial offer which included personal protective equipment (PPE), turbine ventilators and...
Take the pledge for NHS Scotland Pride Badge
On 14 June, NHS Boards across Scotland launched the NHS Scotland Pride Badge to reinforce core values of care, compassion, openness, honesty, dignity and respect for everyone, irrespective of their individual identities. By wearing the #NHSScotlandPride Badge, staff...
Heather’s video message – Friday 18 June 2021
In this video, Heather gives her regular update on the number of Covid-19 cases and the progress of the vaccination programme. Heather speaks about the high number of patients attending our emergency departments and asks that staff consider reminding people of the...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) staff invited to join engagement forums
NHS Lanarkshire is committed to tackling all forms of inequality, prejudice and discrimination and values the diverse make up of its staff. It has a range of governance and partnership forums that allow their voice to be heard and supported. As a Board, it is...
TEC podcast with Ewan Summers – episode three: Tomorrow’s world – the future of TEC
Pulse Online recently shared its second podcast – a discussion with Dr Adam Daly, a consultant psychiatrist who has been using the video platform Near Me to deliver digital care for patients. Thank you for your warm feedback on these productions. Having established...
Cervical Screening Awareness Week
An NHS Lanarkshire consultant is encouraging women who have missed their last smear to contact their GP practice, as it could save their life. The move comes during Cervical Screening Awareness Week (14-20 June 2021) which urges more women to have a smear test....
Chair receives MBE
NHS Lanarkshire has congratulated its Chair, Neena Mahal on being awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Neena, who has been the Chair of NHS Lanarkshire since 2013 and a Non-Executive Member of the Board for eight years prior to that, is receiving the...
