Lanarkshire to spotlight ‘alcohol & work’ during Alcohol Awareness Week
Lanarkshire’s reducing alcohol harms groups will lead a week long campaign to raise awareness of how drinking habits can undermine health and wellbeing in the workplace. Alcohol Awareness Week, which will be held from 7–13 July, will spotlight the national theme...
Claire’s new role to provide a platform for clinical voices
Dr Claire James has become the Chair of our Area Clinical Forum (ACF) and a non-executive member of the Board of NHS Lanarkshire. She replaces Maureen Lees on the Board and the ACF, a health board committee that provides a platform for clinical professionals to offer...
Big Shout Out to Monklands Replacement Project team
It’s a Big Shout Out to the award-winning team creating the new University Hospital Monklands. Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) colleagues are getting a round of applause for their: innovative planning of the hospital and its surrounding infrastructure;...
UK delegates unite in North Lanarkshire to share innovations in health and social care
More than 40 delegates from across the UK and Sweden gathered last week for a two-day health and social care event in Motherwell’s Civic Square. Hosted by University Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire, attendees focused on sharing best practices and learning...
Community voices shaping tomorrow’s health and social care services today
South Lanarkshire’s Integration Joint Board (IJB) has highlighted the impact of lived and living experiences in helping develop local health and social care services – with the South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Forum (HSCF) recognised as providing a key...
Our salute to armed forces
NHS Lanarkshire and the the two local University Health and Social Care Partnerships are marking Armed Forces Week and paying tribute to the vital contributions of serving personnel, veterans and their families. Craig Cunningham, NHS Lanarkshire’s Armed Forces and...
Free programme helps families create a smoke-free home
NHS Lanarkshire’s Quit Your Way Team’s is continuing to support Lanarkshire families to create a smoke-free home, with its research study. The study aims to tackle the number of children breathing in second-hand smoke at home, and is being led by researchers at...
New dementia-friendly garden blooms
NHS Lanarkshire worked with energy transformation organisation, Vital Energi, to enhance the garden area of Udston Hospital’s Brandon Ward. This ward supports patients living with dementia, and their families, who can now access this newly transformed, calming...
Shining a light on link between alcohol and cancer
Cancer Prevention Action Week (June 23-29) is putting the focus on the dangers of alcohol. Celia Briffa-Watt, NHS Lanarkshire Consultant in Public Health, said: “Cancer Prevention Action Week is organised by the World Cancer Research Fund. “The aim this year is to...
