Hospital waiting times highlighted in the media
University Hospital Monklands recently featured on BBC Reporting Scotland in a hard-hitting report on NHS waiting times. Lisa Summers, health correspondent of the BBC, interviewed a number of our staff about the steps being taken to address the issue of rising waiting...
Success of hi-tech system to spot when hospital patients are getting sicker
A digital system being tested as part of plans for Lanarkshire’s new hospital has led to a major boost in patient care. The technology, which alerts healthcare staff to patients who are becoming more unwell, saw the number of complete patient observations leap from 31...
Community thanked for feedback on future of planned orthopaedic surgery
NHS Lanarkshire has thanked the community for their feedback during the two-month process of engagement on proposals for future provision of elective (planned) orthopaedic surgery. Elective orthopaedics is planned surgery, primarily to replace the main bony joints,...



