NHS Lanarkshire marks Volunteers’ Week with call for more community hospital volunteers
NHS Lanarkshire is marking Volunteers’ Week by celebrating the people who give their time to support patients, staff and services – and encouraging more people to consider volunteering in their local community. Volunteers’ Week takes place from Monday 1 June to...
Restructure of Board’s governance committees
As we continue our focus on the work of the Board of NHS Lanarkshire, here are the key points of a new structure for its governance committees. The Population Health Committee is being disestablished, with its responsibilities and priorities now embedded across the...
Don’t Stop Believing – Tammy’s Story
Becoming a parent is a life changing experience and an emotional roller coaster. For one of our staff the journey to becoming a parent was one of the most challenging periods of her and her husband’s lives. Tammy Girvan, a senior charge nurse at University Hospital...
Staff Awards 2026: A quick guide to choosing the right category
Not sure which category to pick for your Staff Awards nomination? Here’s a quick guide to help you choose the category best for your nomination. Step 1: Pick the best match (choose ONE) The Staff Awards 2026 categories are open to individuals and teams across clinical...
Flowers for Elaine for her long service
Elaine Hamilton, Administrator with the Spiritual Care & Wellbeing Team at University Hospital Wishaw, has reached 35 years service with NHS Lanarkshire. She received a card and gift from the team, presented by NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive Louise Long. Paul...
The Big Shout Out – Medical Assessment Unit, University Hospital Monklands
The Medical Assessment Unit team at University Hospital Monklands is getting a Big Shout Out for the care and compassion they show every day to patients and to one another, even in the most challenging circumstances. This team works at the very front line of acute...
Picture special: Royal visit highlights Flow Navigation Centre
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal recently visited NHS Lanarkshire’s Flow Navigation Centre Plus (FNC Plus), where she saw first-hand how the service is coordinating urgent care across the system. Her Royal Highness was accompanied by Vice Lord Lieutenant Gavin...
Chief Executive Louise Long reflects on her first year at NHS Lanarkshire
A year on from arriving as Chief Executive of NHS Lanarkshire, I want to take a moment to share my reflections on our journey together so far – along with my perspective on the progress we’ve made as an organisation and the priorities that lie ahead. First...
Transplant footballers have goal of winning more organ donors
Transplant recipients from Lanarkshire and beyond are taking to the football pitch to promote organ donation. Scotland’s transplant football team is preparing to take on the three other home nations in a showpiece tournament this month. The team trains in Hamilton and...
