Quality Week focus: neurology services
This week we are celebrating Quality Week. In essence, the week is about identifying and creating opportunities for shared learning and continuous development. It is also about excellence, ensuring our services are innovative, efficient and, crucially, safe. Work like...
Leadership podcast – staff wellbeing
As part of Quality Week 2021, this podcast focuses on staff wellbeing. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/554851710 You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQcsGMBE55M Questions submitted by staff from across NHS Lanarkshire and the health and social care partnerships were...
Community mental health team put on their walking boots for charity
Nursing staff from the community mental health team at Wishaw’s Houldsworth Centre took part in a 15-mile virtual Kiltwalk challenge to raise money for the Scotland Association for Mental Health (SAMH). Staff wished to recognise and honour the incredible work SAMH...
New Cabinet Secretary, Humza Yousaf, message to staff
In his new role as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf made his first official visit to University Hospital Monklands. Humza took the time to say a ‘thank you’ message to staff. The video is available on You Tube and Vimeo: Vimeo...
It’s OK To Ask
A new national campaign has been launched to support patients and healthcare professionals in creating positive conversations about care and treatment. ‘It’s OK to ask’ encourages patients to ask health professionals four questions at their appointment: 1. What are...
Quality Week kicks off today!
Quality Week 2021 is finally here with hundreds of staff signed up for sessions throughout this week. There is a mixture of face-to-face, live Teams and pre-recorded sessions taking place, promoting quality and celebrating the improvement work taking place across the...
Obituary of Hakim BenYounes
Hakim BenYounes was born in Tripoli, Libya on 6 October 1959, a sibling to two brothers and three sisters. He studied medicine at the Medical School of Al-Fateh University, Tripoli from where he graduated in May 1983. Â He worked in Abusittah, Central and El Khadra...
Walking Challenge update
There is 11 days left to go for participating teams to complete this year’s walking challenge. To date, 68 teams have successfully completed this year’s challenge, which saw each of them cover at least 1,420.8km within their teams. Across the whole...
Podcast with Ewan Summers: Planned Date of Discharge with Marianne Hayward
When people are admitted to hospital, one of the first questions often asked is ‘when am I getting home?’. Planned date of discharge (PDD) allows for that question to be answered. The key feature of PDD is multi-disciplinary teams of health and care professionals...
