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...
Three sisters with a century of experience working in health service continue going strong
Three siblings who have dedicated their careers to the NHS have celebrated their combined 100 years’ service this year. Eldest sister Jean Daly, 62, joined the healthcare service in 1993, working first as a domestic before moving into nursing in 2004, where she now...
Clinical lead nurse specialist Kim Gribben retires after remarkable 37 years’ service
Colleagues paid a fond farewell to Kim Gribben, clinical lead nurse specialist, sexual health, who retired in March after a remarkable 37 years’ service. Kim, who was based in the Glenalmond Building at Coathill Hospital, began her nurse training in 1985 and worked in...
Professor Leitch filled with ‘hope for the future’ following a meeting with health and social care staff in South Lanarkshire
National clinical director Professor Jason Leitch has revealed how he was ‘genuinely inspired’ and filled with ‘hope for the future’ following a meeting with health and social care staff in South Lanarkshire. As we documented yesterday...
New University Hospital Monklands: what’s been happening over the last few months?
There has been plenty of work going on during the last quarter as the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) moves ever closer to completion of its outline business case for the new University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat, Airdrie. Fiona Cowan, MRP clinical lead –...
Congratulations go to Christine Brown on her retirement
Congratulations go to Christine Brown who retired at the end of March after 20 years’ service. Christine, who was the acute dietetic lead for NHS Lanarkshire and the team lead at University Hospital Hairmyres, was presented with the first ever Scottish Dietetic...
Giving children a short break is the best thing Ann ever did
Do you think you could help vulnerable young people by offering a short break? South Lanarkshire Council is looking for more people to add to the dedicated carers who provide this service. In this special series, we take a look at how providing short breaks can be a...
