Social workers in the running for national awards
Two social workers from South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership have been recognised for their outstanding contributions in social care. Megan Cassidy is now a finalist in the ‘Bright Spark in Social Work’ category while Laura Arthur is in the finals in...
Dr Iain Hathorn retires after 35 years’ service
Congratulations go to Dr Iain Hathorn, clinical director primary care and out-of-hours and locality lead GP for Clydesdale, who recently retired after a remarkable 38 years’ service. Iain joined the NHS in 1984 and, in 1989, joined Lanarkshire’s GP performers list....
Scottish Health Awards – Global Citizenship Award
The Scottish Health Awards are the most prestigious and recognised awards for those working across NHS Scotland and its partners to deliver high quality health and social care services to the people of Scotland. There are 16 categories in this year’s Scottish Health...
Staff delighted by generous donation
Staff within the neonatal unit at University Hospital Wishaw (UHW) were delighted to receive a donation of £3,300 from Kirsty Black as a thank you for the care and support her daughter Ayla (seven months) received while being treated at the hospital. Kirsty and her...
All to Play For – local event for all children for National Playday
Every year, National Playday calls on everyone to celebrate and show why play is fundamental for children’s enjoyment of childhood. This year’s theme was ‘All to Play For’ as play opportunities are vital for all children’s health, wellbeing and development. To...
Hitting the headlines – July media highlights
NHS Lanarkshire have released a wide range of important information throughout July – here are the highlights. Health Awareness: In July the Lyme disease campaign launched, which highlights the importance of being tick aware whilst outdoors this summer. The campaign...
STV onsite at University Hospital Monklands
We worked with STV this week to offer them access to University Hospital Monklands as part of a news piece they were looking to do highlighting the pressures we continue to face across our three acute sites. STV visited University Hospital Monklands yesterday and...
Baseball home run back to France for Monklands physio
University Hospital Monklands physiotherapist Fiona Brambley is embarking on a home run all the way to France as part of the Great Britain baseball team at the women’s European Baseball Championships next month. Fiona (26) currently lives in Glasgow but was born and...
Albert Yeung becomes new president of BASCD
Albert Yeung, consultant in dental public health at NHS Lanarkshire, was recently inaugurated as president of the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD). The presidency was passed over from Maria Morgan, former senior lecturer in dental...
