Retirement of district nurse Elaine Britton
District nurse Elaine Britton is retiring after almost 44 years of service. Elaine began her training in Monklands Hospital in 1979, she then qualified in 1980 and worked in the Intensive Care unit within the hospital. Before opting to undertake a life-altering...
Sustainability Staff Newsletter
Introducing the new, sustainability staff newsletter The Sustainability Team has developed a Sustainability Newsletter which will be published bi-monthly. This newsletter will be a central place in which you will be able to find details on, and how you can get...
Care Opinion to launch across South Lanarkshire HSCP
A message from Claire Rae, Head of Health & Social Care, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership In the dynamic and often challenging landscape of health and social care our fundamental values endure. Compassion underpins everything we do – and,...
Sustainability September
Sustainability September has arrived University Hospital Hairmyres (UHH) The UHH Sustainability Team has organised NHS Lanarkshire’s first Sustainability September event at University Hospital Hairmyres. The event will run for the whole month with a new sustainability...
Race for recipients honours organ donors
The annual Race for Recipients returns again this year and is open for Lanarkshire staff to join. The event, which is an Organ Donation Week challenge, is in honour of organ donors, their recipients and those waiting for a life-saving transplant. The event challenges...
The Big Shout Out – The Urgent Response Team
The team from the Urgent Response Team have received a Big Shout Out for their work in providing support for those with opioid addiction. The new team, who are based at Blantyre Health Centre, were established in March 2023 are the first addiction service in Scotland...
Refer local families to GOALS (Getting Our Active Lifestyle Started)
GOALS is launching a new community based programme for children and young people (CYP) between 4-17 years old. This family based healthy lifestyle programme provides support for children, young people and their fam​ilies. The programme will run in 10 week blocks and...
Bereavement suite opens in Wishaw
Scotland’s first dedicated baby loss ward has opened at University Hospital Wishaw. The unit allows women to deliver stillborn babies in a separate location to labour wards. The rooms have a separate entrance, a dedicated midwife and are set away from a clinical...
North Lanarkshire’s GIRFEC website updated and revamped
The North Lanarkshire Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) website GIRFEC in NL has had a major refresh. GIRFEC is the Scottish Government’s commitment to provide all children, young people and their families with the right support at the right time so that every...
