New medical leadership appointments to health and social care partnerships
North and South Lanarkshire health and social care partnerships have made appointments to three of their key medical leadership positions. Dr Lucy Munro continues as medical director of Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire. She welcomes Dr Adam Daly as the...
National Stop The Pressure Day
Pressure ulcers are a wide issue affecting many people. “A pressure ulcer is localised injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear.” (2014, EPUAP) It comes at a great cost...
Celebrating Allied Health Professionals Day 2022
Allied Health Professionals (AHP) joined with the AHP Director, Peter McCrossan on Friday the 14 of October to celebrate AHP Day 2022 with University Hospital Monklands colleagues. Ruth Paterson, AHP practice education lead, said: “AHP Day is celebrated each October...
New LearnPro Module to support pregnant women to quit smoking
NHS Lanarkshire’s Quit Your Way service offers free, specialist support to pregnant women, their partners and families who want to quit smoking. Guiding pregnant women who smoke towards this service is an important and potentially life-saving intervention for both...
International fraud awareness week 2022
International Fraud Awareness Week (IFAW) 2022 takes place 13-19 November when organisations across the globe dedicate time to raise awareness about fraud. The week-long campaign will reduce the impact of fraud by raising awareness among employees. This year NHS...
Get involved in driving sustainability initiatives
This week as COP27 kicks off in Egypt, our sustainability team have been celebrating winning an Award at the NHS Assure Awards. The recognition for the excellent work undertaken by the Lanarkshire Green Health Partnership (LGHP) was for the ‘Collaboration – Working in...
Be Mouth Aware – the 45 second-video that could save your life
Are you able to recognise changes in your mouth? That’s the question asked by staff in the Health Improvement Department, NHS Lanarkshire as they support the Mouth Cancer Action month charity campaign, to raise awareness of mouth cancer. The team are urging...
NHS Lanarkshire wins award for creating greener and healthier sites
NHS Lanarkshire is making great strides in its commitment to build a greener future for staff, patients and residents to enjoy the health and eco benefits. The progress has been so impressive that it has been recognised with an award at the first ever NHS Scotland...
Commitment & compassion in Lanarkshire recognised at awards night
Outstanding professionalism, compassion and innovation in Lanarkshire were the toast of a national award ceremony last night. There was a double win at the prestigious Scottish Health Awards with a further two contenders from the area close runners up. In the highly...
