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Pauline’s birthday surprise reunites long-lost sister
A special birthday surprise has brought joy to Pauline Dewar, 74, as she was reunited with her long-lost sister, thanks to the dedication and compassion of staff at McKillop Gardens care home in East Kilbride. Originally from Lochaline in the Highlands, Pauline, now a...
RSV – Baby Ethyan’s Story
A woman who nearly lost her new born son after he contracted RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) is urging pregnant women over 28 weeks to get their RSV vaccination. Fiona Walker gave birth to baby Ethyan six weeks early at University Hospital Wishaw. Ethyan got home...
NHS Lanarkshire welcomes record number of junior doctors
NHS Lanarkshire is pleased to announce the arrival of over eighty new junior doctors to its health board. A total of 81 first-year doctors participated in a comprehensive, week-long induction programme, with the number of inductees rising from 77 last year and 66 in...
Child Flu Programme
Dr Henry Prempeh, Health Protection Consultant and Immunisation Co-ordinator is urging parents and carers to ensure their child gets their flu vaccine this winter. The flu vaccine is usually given as a painless nasal spray and is a safe way to help protect your child...
Hepatitis A Cases in Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire’s Public Health Team is investigating a small number of hepatitis A cases in the Cumbernauld area. Hepatitis A is a contagious liver infection. It can range from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a severe illness lasting several months. The virus...
Ambitious agreement to tackle health and care challenges
The University of Strathclyde, NHS Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire Council and North Lanarkshire Council have set out their commitment and ambitions to work together to tackle key health and care challenges, for the benefit of local communities and Scotland as a whole....
Hospital project’s Summer School is just the job for young students
Eager pupils went “back to school” before the end of the holidays to find out about NHS Lanarkshire’s exciting project to create the new University Hospital Monklands. Eight school students from North and South Lanarkshire attended the second Summer School run by the...
