Celebrating Occupational Therapy Week 2025
This week (3-9 November) is Occupational Therapy Week – celebrating the difference occupational therapists (OTs) make through early intervention and preventative care. In NHS Lanarkshire, OTs work across primary care, community settings and our hospitals to provide...
Annual Review sets out future plans for NHS Lanarkshire
This year’s Annual Review was held at Kirklands HQ with executive and Board members along with members of the public. Our Chair, Martin Hill and Chief Executive, Louise Long talked through some of the key highlights along with the performance of the Board for 2024/25...
Behind-the-scenes film reveals the 24/7 team helping keep care flowing
A powerful new short film is taking viewers behind the scenes of NHS Lanarkshire’s Flow Navigation Centre (FNC+Plus) – the team quietly working around the clock to keep care flowing and hospitals focused on the most acutely unwell this winter. Operating from a...
Coming first to Lanarkshire – new online service MyCare.scot
NHS Lanarkshire is pioneering MyCare.scot – the new online service that will change how people access their health and care information. Originally known as Digital Front Door, the national programme is being run by NHS Education Scotland (NES) in partnership with the...
Infection Prevention and Control Week: Know your respiratory villains – and how to stop them
As part of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week, NHS Lanarkshire is urging staff to stay vigilant when it comes to respiratory infections – and to watch out for three troublesome characters making their seasonal return. Cunning Colin Covid-19, Isa Influenza and...
Speak your mind: What is it like working in NHS Lanarkshire?
NHS Lanarkshire will run the second Staff Culture Survey from 3-23 November to assess the culture within the organisation. The first organisation-wide Culture survey – which ran in November 2023 – measured how much staff agreed that NHS Lanarkshire demonstrates...
Infection Prevention and Control Week: Meet the characters helping staff stay safe
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week kicks off on 20 October, with NHS Lanarkshire encouraging all staff to refresh their knowledge, play their part in keeping patients safe – and meet some quirky new characters along the way. This year’s campaign uses a...
NHS Lanarkshire Staff Vaccinations – Clinic Days
For the 2025/26 Season the NHS Lanarkshire Occupational Health Team (Salus) will be arranging immunisation clinics for staff based in the 3 acute sites. Please note: only be the flu vaccination will be offered during these clinics. The clinics will start from 20th...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Early detection saves lives
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to highlight the importance of breast screening and early detection. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Scotland, with one in nine developing the disease during their lifetime. Women are five times...
