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Lanarkshire Team Wins Patient Safety Award
NHS Lanarkshire has scooped a major national award at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Patient Safety Awards 2025. The team took home the award for Maternity and Midwifery Services Initiative of the Year with its project ‘From Conception to Birth – A QI Journey...
Mass vaccination clinics start across Lanarkshire
Today (Monday 1 February) marks the start of NHS Lanarkshire’s covid-19 mass vaccination centres for everyone aged 70 to 79 and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable. Dr Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, who is...
NHS Lanarkshire calls on residents to prepare for Covid self-care at home
Over the next 4-6 weeks with infection rates in Lanarkshire the second highest in Scotland local people are being urged to prepare, should COVID-19 hit their household. In the past fortnight, NHS Lanarkshire confirmed that while a number of clinically urgent and...
NHS Lanarkshire’s maternity services announce changes to visiting arrangements.
NHS Lanarkshire’s maternity services have announced changes to maternity visiting arrangements. From Tuesday 26 January, changes will come into effect relating to birthing partner access at University Hospital Wishaw. The move comes, following an increase in community...
Public asked to show patience and consider alternative options to allow GPs to prioritise urgent care
NHS Lanarkshire is reassuring the public that their GP practice is still open but they should consider alternative options where appropriate to allow GPs to focus on more urgent care. Due to continued pressure on the whole system as a result of increasing cases of...
NHS Lanarkshire moves to next priority groups for the covid-19 vaccine
From today (Monday 25 January) people across Lanarkshire aged between 70 and 79 and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable will start to receive their covid-19 vaccination appointments. Dr Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director Health and Social Care North...
More than 28,000 people in Lanarkshire have received their first covid-19 vaccination
Since the roll-out of the covid-19 vaccine started in NHS Lanarkshire on 8 December 2020, good progress has been made with more than 28,000 people receiving their first dose. Dr Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, who is...
