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Midwife Natasha hailed as ‘angel’ as she wins prestigious award
A couple who lost their twin babies have paid tribute to the midwife who cared for them, calling her “our angel on Earth”. Hannah and Kieran Craig nominated NHS Lanarkshire Midwife Natasha Allan-Reeves for the prestigious Mariposa Awards, and were delighted when she...
Fraser ‘Nose’ The Irreparable Damage Cocaine Use Can Do
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) doctors in Lanarkshire, Scotland have issued a major health warning to the people of Scotland who use cocaine on the damage it can cause to the nose when snorted. ENT doctors, specialising in noses at University Hospital Monklands (UHM) have...
Success in Reducing Hospital Pressures
NHS Lanarkshire has dramatically reduced pressure across its three acute hospitals improving patient care and experience following a successful nine-day “firebreak”. The firebreak, part of Lanarkshire’s positive and ambitious Operation FLOW plan, has resulted in a...
Take control of your health and ‘Quit Your Way’ on No Smoking Day
National No Smoking Day (Wednesday 8 March) is often a time when people who smoke decide to make a dedicated decision to give up and stub it out for good. NHS Lanarkshire is raising awareness of the event by encouraging residents who smoke to contact its free Quit...
Keep On Keep Up App Proves a Hit
An exercise intervention app designed to help prevent falls in older people has proved popular following initial testing with residents in East Kilbride. KOKU (Keep On Keep Up) is one of the exemplar projects being publicised on the West of Scotland (WoS) Innovation...
Partnership’s potent blend of innovation and compassion recognised at premiere digital awards night
SOUTH Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been recognised on the national stage for its exemplary use of digital technology. The Partnership’s Lanarkshire-wide Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy digital transformation project was a...
Appeal for support to make Operation FLOW a success
NHS Lanarkshire is asking the public to support Operation FLOW - a positive and ambitious plan to improve patient care and experience. A key part of Operation FLOW is a “firebreak” to rapidly relieve pressure in Lanarkshire’s three university hospitals - Hairmyres,...
