World Cancer Day – Local Support
World Cancer Day (4 February) is a leading international awareness day led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) which has grown into a positive movement for everyone, everywhere to unite under one voice to face one of our greatest challenges in...
Caroline aims for gold at 2022 Commonwealth Games
NHS Lanarkshire’s senior improvement advisor Caroline Brown is hoping to win gold after being selected to represent team Scotland once again at this year’s Commonwealth Games. Caroline, who is based at Kirklands Headquarters, won silver alongside team-mates Kay Moran...
Ann Jane Garvie wins VIP invite to Six Nations tournament
Congratulations go to Ann Jane Garvie, charge nurse, forensic services, Iona Ward, Beckford Lodge, who was the winner of the VIP invite to the Six Nations tournament being held at Murrayfield on 5 February. On winning, Ann Jane said: “I’m actually speechless for once....
Home First approach sets down strong foundations for tomorrow’s health and care delivery – today
More South Lanarkshire residents will soon benefit from innovative services that provide greater community-based care – and which will contribute to the reduction of unnecessary hospital stays. Members of South Lanarkshire’s Integration Joint Board (IJB) heard...
Linda exceeds her fundraising target for Maggie’s Lanarkshire
Medical secretary Linda Lennon has raised a remarkable £1400 for Maggie’s Lanarkshire, in recognition of the support she has received from the cancer caring charity. On 18 December 2021 – to mark the one-year anniversary of her surgery – Linda, along with...
Importance of HPV testing during cervical cancer prevention week
Women and people with a cervix are being encouraged not to ignore their cervical screening (smear test) invite, as a drive gets underway to highlight the importance of the test, which screens for the human papillomavirus virus (HPV). To mark Cervical Cancer Prevention...
Pedaling the way to improved mental health
Mountain biking can have a positive effect on wellbeing by improving physical and mental health. The Trail Therapy project is a mountain biking group that was developed by NHS Lanarkshire mental health nursing and occupational therapy (OT) staff. The project is riding...
Research and development department pay fond farewell to colleague Maureen Brown
Colleagues gathered at the Alona Hotel in Motherwell to pay a fond farewell to senior clinical research nurse Maureen Brown who retired in December after 22 years’ service with NHS Lanarkshire. Maureen, who was based at University Hospital Monklands, started her...
A fond farewell to Agnes Robb
After a long and successful career spanning over 40 years in NHS Lanarkshire, learning and development manager Agnes Robb has decided that it is now time to start a new chapter in life and retire at the end of the year. Agnes is a well-known member of staff, having...
