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NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive visits Kilbryde Hospice to reaffirm commitment to partnership working
NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive Louise Long visited Kilbryde Hospice to meet with staff and to reaffirm the health board’s commitment to working in partnership to provide the highest standard of equitable palliative and end-of-life care for people across Lanarkshire....
Twenty years of Falls Service
It’s not just the NHS celebrating a landmark birthday this summer, as June marked twenty years of NHS Lanarkshire’s Specialist Falls Service. Based at Coathill Hospital in Coatbridge, this small multi-disciplinary team cover all areas of Lanarkshire. The team have...
Breastfeeding conference celebrates Scottish Breastfeeding Week
Parents, grandparents and staff from NHS Lanarkshire and partners came together at Lanarkshire’s annual Breastfeeding Conference to celebrate breastfeeding and Scottish Breastfeeding Week. The conference, which was held on Friday 9 June, helped to understand normal...
NHS Lanarkshire recognises inspirational staff
Healthcare staff and volunteers from across NHS Lanarkshire were recognised for the inspirational work they do at the Staff Awards ceremony 2023. The ceremony, which took place at South Lanarkshire Council’s banqueting hall in Hamilton, saw staff being recognised...
NHS Lanarkshire and schools work together to support pupils to live healthier lives
NHS Lanarkshire is committed to supporting teaching staff across Lanarkshire’s 291 schools to give young the healthiest start possible. At an event on Friday 9th June, staff from primary, secondary and ASN schools across North and South Lanarkshire heard from three...
Latest participants of Project Search celebrate their graduation
The latest participants of Project Search have successfully graduated in a ceremony held at University Hospital Wishaw. The project, which is leading the way for young people with a disability and autism, helps its participants to develop confidence and skills. The...
Team stitch together to create dog blankets for local charity
NHS Lanarkshire’s Quit Your Way Team set up a knitting club in their spare time; ‘Knit Your Way’ to create dog blankets which were donated to the nearest Dogs Trust office in Glasgow. The kind hearted team knitted enough square patches to make 20 dog blankets, which...
