State-of-the-art new £1.5 million CAMHS centre officially opened
Our new £1.5 million specialist centre transforming the way our children and young people receive mental health care has been officially opened. Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, this week opened the new Child and Adolescent Mental...
Baby Massage Programme Promotes Key Health Messages
A soothing and nurturing baby massage programme was ran by NHS Lanarkshire’s Health Improvement team for local parents/carers and their little ones in Motherwell. The interactive six-week programme helped parents and carers learn the benefits of baby massage,...
State-of-the-art care facility welcomes first service users
One of the first service users at South Lanarkshire’s new care facility has told of his delight with the support he is receiving. The intermediate care unit in Blantyre is part of the collective commitment of South Lanarkshire Council, NHS Lanarkshire and South...
Hospital gardening project sowing seeds of improvement in patient mental health
A local MSP saw first-hand last week (Tuesday, 11 April) the budding success of NHS Lanarkshire’s Green Health Partnership (LGHP) in empowering and supporting patients. Collette Stevenson MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Kilbride, visited the food...
The Big Shout Out – The Infant Feeding Team
The Infant Feeding Team have received a Big Shout Out for the support that they provide breastfeeding mums across Lanarkshire. The small team, who offer an opt out support service to all new mums, were nominated by a new mum to thank them for the support they provided...
Organ donation roadshow continues
Specialist nurses for Organ Donation, Diane Bowler and Alison Mitchell continued their organ and tissue promotional roadshow. This time they visited University Hospital Monklands. They took the opportunity to share information around organ and tissue donation with...
Little ‘n’ Lively funding to continue to support local families
Delivered in partnership with Healthy Valleys, NHS Lanarkshire’s family education and learning programme, has received £150,000 of Scottish Government funding, to continue working with local Lanarkshire families to improve their and their children’s health and...
Janice honoured with merit award
An occupational therapist has been awarded a Merit Award for her outstanding work in occupational therapy. Janice McClymont, Head of Profession, Occupational Therapy Services, NHS Lanarkshire and Honorary Fellow, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian...
Fond farewell to Angela
We would like to wish staff nurse Angela Robb a happy retirement and a fond farewell. Angela retires after 41 years of outstanding service in NHS Lanarkshire. Angela commenced her career in nursing in 1982 as a student nurse at Law Hospital, continuing to work within...
