Young foundation apprentices support our NHS
Pupils studying a Foundation Apprenticeship as part of their S5/S6 subject choices at South Lanarkshire College teamed up with our communications team to consider a brief about the signposting of health care services during the winter period. A Foundation...
North Lanarkshire Leads the Way with Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Accreditation
Hundreds of new babies across North Lanarkshire are now being given the best possible start in life every year thanks to a range of breastfeeding initiatives. The number of babies breastfed in their first days in North Lanarkshire’s most deprived areas has increased...
Supporting the health and wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers
We now have a dedicated section on FirstPort aimed at providing information for staff on the health and wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers. This comes in response to the growing recognition of the unique challenges faced by these vulnerable populations and the...
Chief executive and chair visit neonatal unit
NHS Lanarkshire chief executive Professor Jann Gardner and chair Martin Hill visited the neonatal unit at University Hospital Wishaw this week. Jann and Martin were given a tour of the unit and met with a number of members of the fantastic neonatal team who are...
Digital team receive ‘bumper’ Big Shout Out – Part Two
Pictured: The Digital Team Staff from NHS Lanarkshire’s digital team have received a ‘bumper’ Big Shout Out for their work in helping to improve the quality of care that patients receive. The team have received multiple nominations from across the organisation, with...
Children and Young People Mental Health Directory of Services and Resources launched
We’ve launched a new directory dedicated to mental health services and resources developed specially for and with children and young people across Lanarkshire. Developed by University Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire, the directory is a result of extensive...
Team building event for modern apprentices
A highly interesting and interactive modern apprentice event was held in the Ronald Miller building at University Hospital Wishaw on Tuesday 23 January. It formed part of a series of networking events that the employability team run for all NHS Lanarkshire modern...
Digital team receive ‘bumper’ Big Shout Out
Pictured left to right: Laura Jarvie, Robert McTear and Lyle Boylan Due to the number of nominations this Big Shout Out will appear in two parts. Part two will follow next week (Wednesday 7 February) Staff from NHS Lanarkshire’s digital team have received a ‘bumper’...
Macmillan improving the cancer journey
We are delighted to let you know of the exciting new development of the Macmillan Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ) Service. The Lanarkshire service began a small pilot with a specific cohort of patients attending a post treatment lung cancer clinic. This pilot...
