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Porter Jim recovers from heart attack to run up 100-marathon milestone
Porter Jim Waddell has clocked up an incredible 100 marathons after his hospital colleagues helped him on the road back from a heart attack. Jim, 63, who works at University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie, has the site’s cardiology team to thank for being able to...
Team shortlisted for UK patient safety award
NHS Lanarkshire is proud to announce it has been shortlisted as a finalist at the Health Service Journal (HSJ), Patient Safety Awards 2025 - the only Scottish health board to reach this year’s finals. The health board has been recognised in the Maternity and Midwifery...
NHS Lanarkshire Drives Innovation to Modernise Diabetes Care
NHS Lanarkshire is launching a pilot of a new, at-home blood sugar testing initiative, to improve diabetes care in Lanarkshire. This innovative and patient-centred solution will allow people living with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes to take a small blood...
Stay safe in the sun this weekend
As weather forecasters predict a sustained spell of hot weather across Lanarkshire this weekend, health experts are advising people to remember to take care in the sun. Public Health specialists in Lanarkshire are advising people to take care in the sun, particularly...
Sky-high view of the home for Scotland’s most advanced hospital
For our latest news story on the new University Hospital Monklands, see the article on the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) website here: Sky-high view of the home for Scotland’s most advanced hospital
New cervical screening videos include focus on South Asian communities
A new suite of videos aimed at increasing the uptake of smear tests has been launched by NHS Lanarkshire. They include messages about cervical screening for the whole population and specifically for Lanarkshire’s South Asian communities. Celia Briffa-Watt, NHS...
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...
