Special focus on care home wellbeing – fourth instalment
In the fourth in a series of focus articles, The Pulse continues to look at supports available for care home staff across Lanarkshire. While community, primary and acute teams have been a key focus of our messaging, local authority, the independent sector and NHS care...
Power of Attorney – It’s for people like you
No one wants to be left in limbo if they suddenly find themselves incapacitated – struck down by Covid-19 or other serious illness or accident. Where a loved one can no longer make decisions for themselves – often due to a dementia diagnosis, mental health issue...
Clydesdale health improvement team mark suicide prevention week
To mark Suicide Prevention Week (5-11 September), Clydesdale health improvement team – in partnership with South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture, Healthy Valleys, Lanark Development Trust, Lanarkshire Association for Mental Health and Clydesdale’s community mental...
Staff within South health and social care partnership encouraged to participate in iMatter
It is the last few days for staff within the South health and social care partnership to complete their iMatter staff experience survey. In this video, Marianne Hayward, head of health and social care, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, asks that...
Staff within North health and social care partnership encouraged to participate in iMatter
It is the last few days for staff within the North health and social care partnership to complete their iMatter staff experience survey. In this video, Ross McGuffie, chief officer, Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, encourages staff within this group to...
Special focus on care home wellbeing – fifth instalment
In the fifth in a series of focus articles, The Pulse continues to look at supports available for care home staff across Lanarkshire. While community, primary and acute teams have been a key focus of our messaging, local authority, the independent sector and NHS care...
Video message from Heather Knox – Thursday 23 September 2021
In this week’s video, Heather speaks about the COVID-19 cases in hospitals in in the community. While the community case numbers are still high, they are on a downward trend which is encouraging. However, the number of hospital inpatients continues to increase...
Immediate access to support services for those with alcohol and drugs issues in North Lanarkshire
People in North Lanarkshire struggling with drug or alcohol issues will soon be able to access rehab and support services quicker and for longer. Plans to provide fast access to treatment, support for more people to access treatment, services reacting immediately to...
Leave no doubt – share your donation decision today
As Organ and Tissue Donation Week gets underway, people are being encouraged to leave no doubt about their donation decision. Everyone has a choice under Scotland’s opt out system of organ and tissue donation–to be a donor or opt out of donation. Whatever you decide,...
