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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...
Trauma and Orthopaedic team win award
The Trauma and Orthopaedic team for NHS Lanarkshire, have won an award at the NHS Lanarkshire Staff Awards. The team, who won the Chief Executive’s Award at the ceremony, immediately accelerated its planned merger from two sites to one service for the whole of...
Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire appoints associate medical director
Dr Adam Daly has been confirmed as Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire’s associate medical director. Since joining NHS Lanarkshire as a consultant in old age psychiatry in 2010, Dr Daly has worked in medical management over the past nine years. He had carrying...
Planning application submitted for new hospital
Exciting plans to replace University Hospital Monklands are progressing at pace. Following on quickly from the Scottish Government approval of the outline business case, NHS Lanarkshire has submitted a planning application to North Lanarkshire Council. Colin Lauder,...
Addiction Psychology Service win Chair’s Award
The Addiction Psychology Service have won the Chair’s Award at the NHS Lanarkshire Staff Awards. The team is a Lanarkshire-wide psychological service for people with addiction and mental health difficulties. They offer individual and group psychological therapy and...
UH Wishaw volunteer wins award
A University Hospital Wishaw volunteer has won an NHS Lanarkshire Staff Award for his work helping patients within the hospital. Robert Bogan, who jointly won in the volunteer category, has worked between the emergency department and as a front of house volunteer. In...
Programme aims to cut children’s exposure to second-hand smoke in the home
A new research study aiming to tackle the number of children breathing in second-hand smoke at home is launching in Lanarkshire. The study, which is being led by researchers at the University of Stirling in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire and the University of...
