Tribute paid to staff on World Social Work Day
World Social Work Day, on March 21, is an annual celebration that aims to highlight the achievements of the profession. Councillor Margaret Walker, Chair of the Social Work Resources Committee, said: “Local social workers play a hugely important part within our public...
Building on the success of Operation FLOW – the view from the North
Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire staff have been thanked for their excellent work leading up to, and during, Operation FLOW’s firebreak. The partnership’s staff played a huge role decompressing our whole system and helping reduce ward occupancy levels...
The Big Shout Out: Have you met our colleague Elsie?
The Pre-Assessment Team have received a Big Shout Out to celebrate their innovative approach to ensuring excellent patient care while working to address capacity challenges. Elsie is NHS Lanarkshire’s Pre-Assessment app, a digital tool that means most patients are no...
Well-established collaboration crucial to Lanarkshire’s firebreak
Collaboration and communication strategies that were tempered during the heat of the Covid pandemic have been a fundamental aspect of Lanarkshire’s firebreak. NHS Lanarkshire recently announced a significant reduction in pressure across its three acute hospitals,...
Neonatal team win national award
The Neonatal Multidisciplinary Team at University Hospital Wishaw been named UK neonatal team of 2023. The team received the award from The Neonatal Nurses Association after being up against stiff opposition across the UK but are delighted to have been named overall...
Singer Clare Grogan donates book to Monklands mini-library
Clare Grogan of 1980s Scottish new wave/post-punk group Altered Images donated six copies of her book Tallulah and the Teenstars for the staff-run mini library in Monklands rest centre. Kevin Morrison, library assistant, explains: “I was going to see Altered Images at...
Organ donation and importance of sharing decisions with loved ones
Specialist nurses for Organ Donation, Diane Bowler and Alison Mitchell recently spent a morning at University Hospital Hairmyres, promoting and discussing organ and tissue donation with members of staff and the general public. The morning generated lots of interest,...
Partnerships recognised at premiere digital awards
SOUTH Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been recognised on the national stage for its exemplary use of digital technology. The Partnership’s Lanarkshire-wide Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy digital transformation project was a...
Lisbon half marathon to fund inpatient mental health unit
Fraser Anderson, Colin Young, Paul Gilmartin and Darren McCaughey will be running the Lisbon half marathon on Sunday 12 March to raise money for the inpatient mental health unit at University Hospital Wishaw. The hospital has two specialist wards which both provide...
