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Winter plans include investment in additional staff and extended openings
NHS Lanarkshire has expressed its full support for a system-wide winter plan aimed at protecting patient safety and ensuring timely, effective care during the busiest months of the year. After receiving formal approval at its October Board meeting, NHS Lanarkshire has...
Baby Loss Awareness Week activities and events
Baby Loss Awareness Week encourages everyone in the baby loss community, and beyond, to come together to remember and commemorate our much loved and missed babies. This year NHS Lanarkshire's three acute hospital sites will be lit up pink and blue from Thursday 9 to...
Health board launches new drive to tackle racism
NHS Lanarkshire has launched a new initiative to take an active stance against racism. The health board’s first anti-racism plan aims to provide a safe and non-discriminatory environment for both staff and patients. The organisation’s new Anti-Racism Champion is Colin...
Public invited to attend NHS Lanarkshire Annual Review
Members of the public are invited to attend NHS Lanarkshire’s Annual Review, in person or online. The event, on Tuesday 28 October, gives the community an opportunity to hear about a range of developments to improve health services locally. The review will take place...
Flu Awareness – Cardiovascular Disease Patients
As the flu season draws closer there are a number of people in at risks group who need the flu vaccine One of the at risk groups are people with cardiovascular disease. People with heart conditions have a higher risk of serious flu complications including heart...
Netherton residents invited to give views on pharmacy application
Netherton residents invited to give views on pharmacy application Local residents in Netherton, Wishaw are being invited to give their views on whether they feel they have adequate access to NHS pharmacy services in their area. The Netherton Partnership, t/a Netherton...
Commitment to collaboration and protecting those most at risk
South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board (IJB) has published its Annual Performance Report for 2024/25, highlighting how collaboration with partners, the workforce and local communities is at the heart of its approach to improving health and wellbeing across South...
