Shining a light on those who brighten up the lives of those who need it most
One of South Lanarkshire’s most iconic buildings is being illuminated to commemorate the way home carers light up people’s lives. Hamilton Town House will be bathed in yellow light to recognise the vital and ongoing contribution home carers make to people’s lives....
Pulmonary fibrosis – a rare respiratory disease
NHS Lanarkshire is supporting Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Week which takes place 19-25 September. Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred. This thickened, stiff tissue makes it more difficult for lungs to...
Please ‘Bee’ smoke-free within NHS Lanarkshire hospital gardens
NHS Lanarkshire’s Quit Your Way team, in conjunction with the Green Health Partnership, has unveiled new bee-autiful hand-made smoke-free signs at various hospital site gardens. These aim to ensure patients, staff, and visitors can enjoy a relaxed smoke-free...
World Patient Safety Day
World Patient Safety Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the high burden of medication-related harm due to medication errors and unsafe practices with the aim of improving medication safety. World Patient Safety Day is one of the World Health Organisation’s...
World Sepsis Day
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition which kills more people than prostate, bowel and breast cancer combined. Also known as septicaemia or blood poisoning, sepsis occurs when the body’s attempt to fight an infection results in the immune system damaging tissues and...
Shelagh McIntyre retires after 45 years’ service
Shelagh McIntyre has retired in her role as practice nurse at Greenhills Health Centre after a remarkable 45 years’ service in the NHS. Shelagh started nurse training at Philipshill Hospital in 1977 doing orthopaedics. Her general RGN training took place at the...
Deputy Chief Executive staff message
Judith Park, NHS Lanarkshire Deputy Chief Executive, steps in for Heather Knox who is on annual leave this week. Judith speaks about the challenges we are continue to experience across every part of our healthcare and social care system. The video can be accessed on...
Marisa’s ‘lovely eyes’ and warm heart to the rescue
Marisa Reid’s ‘lovely eyes’ and warm heart came to the rescue of a local resident during her lunch time stroll at work last week. Marisa, who joined the pharmacy/prescribing team in May as an administration assistant, was taking her usual lunch time walk around the...
Cabinet Secretary and MP thank staff
Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, visited University Hospital Monklands yesterday (1 September 2022). During his visit, the Cabinet Secretary recorded a video to pay tribute to NHS and social care staff across Lanarkshire. Mr Yousaf was...
