Activities during the school summer holidays in North Lanarkshire
Now that schools are out for summer, North Lanarkshire Council is running a variety of programmes for children and young people to take part in. David Kennedy, health improvement senior, NHS Lanarkshire, said: “We’re thrilled to share all the local...
NHS Charities Together funds five local projects
More than £300,000 of funding has been awarded to Lanarkshire Health Board Endowment Fund to help support five projects across Lanarkshire. This welcome funding from NHS Charities Together will allow both North and South health and social care partnerships and third...
Update to National Infection Prevention and Control Manual
Antimicrobial resistance and healthcare associated infection (ARHAI) Scotland has started the transition period to move away from Covid-19 specific guidance and revert back to the national infection prevention and control manual (NIPCM). The winter respiratory IPC...
NHS Lanarkshire invites next groups eligible for pneumococcal vaccine
Since April, local people aged 65 and over who have never received their pneumococcal vaccine have received appointments. The next eligible groups are people aged 2 to 64 who have certain health conditions and people aged over 65 have another opportunity to receive...
Staff say thanks for kind donation
Staff within the neonatal unit at University Hospital Wishaw (UHW) were delighted to receive a donation of £1,300 from Lanarkshire Referees Association (LRA). The kind hearted whistlers donated the funds as a thank you for the care delivered by staff to the daughter...
Celebrating Pulmonary Rehab Week
NHS Lanarkshire’s pulmonary rehabilitation service is supporting Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (20-26 June) to raise awareness of the services available to those suffering from respiratory conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pulmonary...
NextGen Virtual Careers Success
The NextGen Virtual Careers Event which took place recently was met with overwhelmingly positive feedback from attendees. Aimed at school pupils from S1-S6 across Lanarkshire, this was an opportunity to showcase the wide variety of careers available within NHS...
Director of psychological services retires after 26 years’ service
This Friday sees Dr Gary Tanner retire as director of psychological services after 26 years’ service in the NHS. Gary (58) originally from Knightswood in Glasgow but now living in Uddingston, started out in the psychology department at Dykebar Hospital in Paisley in...
Shelley Percival appointed as director of dentistry
A new director of dentistry has been appointed in Lanarkshire. Following a formal interview process, Shelley Percival has accepted the role after fulfilling the interim post since 1 January. Shelley will continue to provide leadership on all issues relating to...
