North Lanarkshire one of country’s best for treating patients at home
North Lanarkshire is one of the top council areas in Scotland for ensuring patients are treated at home and can avoid hospital stays. That was the key message from a report heard by the North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board’s Performance, Finance and Audit...
NHS Lanarkshire celebrates LGBT+ History Month
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender plus (LGBT+) History Month is marked across the UK throughout February as an opportunity to connect and reflect on the past and present of the LGBT+ community, celebrate LGBT+ culture and progress towards equality, while driving...
Time running out to vote for our new CAMHS logo
There’s still time to vote in our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) competition to choose a new logo. The competition is a collaboration between the mental health service and New College Lanarkshire, with students from the college creating and...
Operation FLOW Update 10 February
Watch this week’s videos featuring our Chief Executive Jann Gardner along with our Medical Director Dr Chris Deighan talking about the learning from the mini firebreak at University Hospital Wishaw during last week.  There is also a video of our UHW triumvirate...
Time to Talk Day Event to Support Mental Health
Time to Talk Day took place on Thursday 2 February, and is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. In support of this campaign, NHS Lanarkshire’s Health Improvement team held a Walk and Talk event, for people to attend to support their mental health. There...
Celebrating LGBT+ History Month 2023
February is LGBT+ History Month (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender plus) and is an opportunity to celebrate LGBT+ culture, reflect on the past and present of the LGBT+ community and continue to strive towards equality for all. The 2023 UK theme is ‘Behind the...
NEW Give your team or one you admire a Big Shout Out
If you’re part of a great team or work with another team you think deserves a Big Shout Out Organisational Development want to hear about the fantastic work that’s making a difference across NHS Lanarkshire. Who should I nominate and why? All parts of NHS...
Making Operation FLOW a success #TeamLanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire has launched Operation FLOW – a positive and ambitious plan to reduce service pressures and improve patient care and experience. Plans are developing rapidly across the whole health and care system in Lanarkshire to reset our system to improve flow...
Green health initiatives within patient care
Research shows that spending time outdoors plays an important role in improving our overall health and wellbeing. NHS Lanarkshire supports residents to access opportunities within local greenspace, parks and nature to further support their mental and physical health....
