Ian hangs up his lab coat
Ian McCormick, lead biomedical scientist (BMS) for microbiology, has hung up his lab coat for the last time. Ian had been a microbiology BMS for over 40 years, coming to NHS Lanarkshire from the laboratories at Yorkhill Hospital in August 1990 to take up a senior post...
Celebrating staff excellence leadership podcast
In these unusual and unpredictable times, it has never been more important that NHS Lanarkshire and both health and social care partnerships listen – and respond – to staff. Not only is this vital to ensure your views are being heard, but also to answer...
NHS Louisa Jordan helped radiology department continue vital service
NHS Lanarkshire’s radiology department continued to diagnose and scan thousands of patients over the last few months thanks to the NHS Louisa Jordan. The NHS Louisa Jordan played a crucial role in providing much needed space for the continuation of NHS services during...
For she’s a jolly Goodfellow
After almost two decades in Lanarkshire, it’s au revoir Ashley. Ashley Goodfellow is leaving us to pursue a new role with the population health team at NHS Lothian. Having started within NHS Lanarkshire’s health improvement team in 2002, working from a Portakabin at...
Tobacco control team equips local primary schools with fun and friendly second-hand smoke resources
The tobacco control team supplied each primary school in Lanarkshire with Jenny and the Bear resources, aimed at primary one children, to highlight the risk of children’s exposure to second-hand smoke to their parents/carers. This gentle story of a little girl and her...
Care home’s platinum pair reflect on 70 years of love and happiness
A loving couple who moved to an Uddingston care home together at the start of the year have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in style. David (93) and Margaret (89) Hunter, who tied the knot in 1951 at Balornock Chapel, were the centre of attention at Rosepark...
EASY system speeds up staff referral
A slick new referral system has been introduced, enabling managers to refer staff members who are off sick easier and quicker than ever before. EASY is NHS Lanarkshire’s absence management service, which offers support to any member of staff when they are off...
TEC podcast with Ewan Summers – Episode Two: Matters of the Mind
Pulse Online recently shared its first ever podcast – a discussion with Technology Enabled Care’s (TEC) programme leader, Morag Hearty. This conversation provided an insight into how TEC is used to enable direct patient to health and social care staff video links,...
Hospital visiting resumes
NHS Lanarkshire has reintroduced visiting across hospitals following updated Scottish Government guidance. The new arrangements came into effect from Monday 26 April 2021. NHS Lanarkshire nurse director Susan Friel said: “Every patient in our hospital wards is now...
