Ruth’s reason for running
Keen runner and occupational therapy team leader, Ruth Marshall, is running the Edinburgh marathon on Sunday 29 May. In doing so, Ruth hops to raise some much needed funds for Scottish Autism, an organisation dedicated to enabling autistic people to lead happy,...
The ‘heroes behind our carers’
This year International Human Resources Day is being celebrated on Friday 20 May. International Human Resources (HR) Day is an opportunity to recognise of all the hardworking HR and recruitment professionals around the world. Recruitment website, s1jobs.com, paid...
Green Health activities to support patients mental and physical health
Occupational therapist, Mary Lynas and senior health care support worker, Kirsty Neville explain how green health activities support their patients mental and physical health. Those with access to a garden have been found to have significantly lower sensitivity to...
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHO) is held annually on 17 May around the world to support equality for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) community. IDAHO is also an opportunity to expose and discourage the...
Candid series unveils everyday superheroes of frontline community service
A special series of feature articles has brought the lives, motivations and compassion of frontline community staff into sharp focus. In a campaign to support ongoing recruitment for South Lanarkshire Health and Social Partnership’s Care at Home service, members of...
A midwife’s blog
On Thursday 5 May midwives across the world will be celebrating International Day of the Midwife 2022. This time of celebration will reflect on progress in midwifery over the past 100 years. Below is a blog from Lorraine Begley, midwife at University Hospital Wishaw....
Paediatric nurse urges parents to consider vaccination for their children
A paediatric senior charge nurse at University Hospital Wishaw (UHW) is urging parents and guardians of children between the ages of 5 to 11 to consider booking an appointment for their child to receive the Covid vaccine, particularly those children classed as...
New Covid treatment helped martial arts
A new anti-viral Covid treatment helped a Cumbernauld dad recover in time to see his daughter score a try in a rugby under-18 final at Murrayfield. People in Lanarkshire with Covid-19 who have certain medical conditions are being offered new treatments to help manage...
Staff from University Hospital Hairmyres feature on Channel 4 News
We hosted Channel 4 News this week at University Hospital Hairmyres. The TV crew was offered access to a number of departments at the hospital, including accident and emergency, radiology, care of the elderly and the staff wellbeing team, to interview staff and...
