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...
Board walk-round – Maternity and Neonatal Services
As we continue our spotlight on the work of the Board of NHS Lanarkshire, here’s a look at Board members’ latest walk-round. Members of the NHS Lanarkshire Board recently took part in a walk-round visit to Maternity and Neonatal Services at University Hospital Wishaw....
Colleagues hold awareness sessions on supporting vulnerable adults
The Public Protection Team raised awareness for National Adult Support and Protection Day. Maureen Badavi, Adult Support & Protection Advisor, said: “The team held pop-up table sessions between University Hospitals Wishaw, Hairmyres and Monklands to help spread...
