The Big Shout Out – Theatre Schedulers, University Hospital Monklands
The theatre schedulers at University Hospital Monklands are getting a Big Shout Out for the quality and teamwork they bring to their role, and for the vital contribution they make as non-clinical staff to the smooth running of our surgical services. Often working...
Success of dietetic service for most vulnerable babies
The neonatal dietetic service has had a major impact since its launch two years ago. In a comparison of January to June 2022 and the same months in 2024, data underlines the success of the initiative to provide nutrition to tiny, unwell babies. Neonatal admissions to...
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
April marks Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, one of the most common cancers in the UK and NHS Lanarkshire is encouraging everyone to learn the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer and reminding people with no symptoms to take part in bowel screening when they receive their...
New Monklands: project chief in marathon challenge for Maggie’s Lanarkshire
Here’s our latest story on the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) – our exciting vision for a replacement University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat, Airdrie. Project chief in marathon challenge for Maggie’s Lanarkshire
Celebrating Purple Day
NHS Lanarkshire’s three acute hospitals will illuminate purple on Thursday 26 March to mark Purple Day 2026. Purple Day is a global campaign with aims to spread awareness about epilepsy, a neurological condition that causes seizures. The campaign goal is to increase...
New social media pages empower young people with sexual health facts
NHS Lanarkshire’s Sexual Health team has launched a new Instagram and Facebook pages to promote sexual health and wellbeing for young people. They were developed with young people in mind, in response to the many misconceptions faced around contraception,...
New Monklands – Snapshot Report March 2026
Catch up on the latest developments in some of the workstreams for the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) – our exciting vision for a replacement University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat, Airdrie. Our latest Snapshot Report is now published on the New...
New branding selected for Hairmyres Site Safety Improvement Programme
Participants in the recent Site Safety Improvement workshops at University Hospital Hairmyres have selected new branding that will be used across communications and materials linked to the programme. The design was chosen by staff who took part in all four improvement...
Hairmyres improvement workshops continue to build momentum for safer care
Staff from across University Hospital Hairmyres have taken part in a second round of improvement workshops as part of the hospital’s Site Safety Improvement Programme (SSIP). The sessions follow the launch of the workshops last month and brought together colleagues...
