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Advocacy Plan delivers 31% funding increase for North Lanarkshire residents
Advocacy services in North Lanarkshire have received a huge boost with a 31% increase in funding for the next five years. North Lanarkshire’s Integration Joint Board (IJB) this week approved the Lanarkshire Advocacy Plan 2025–2030. As a result, investment in advocacy...
NHS Lanarkshire and Scottish Ambulance Service partner to improve hospital flow
Patients can expect swifter discharges and reduced ambulance waiting times thanks to a partnership between NHS Lanarkshire and the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS). The partnership has enabled hospital ambulance liaison officers (HALOs) to be embedded within the...
Green Health Partnership receives new funds for greener environments
Green Health Week takes place Saturday 13 – Friday 19 May and NHS Lanarkshire is planting the seed to encourage others to give nature a go. Alongside Green Health Week, NHS Lanarkshire’s Green Health Partnership (LGHP) received £250 from Action Earth to enhance the...
Maltese minister given warm Lanarkshire welcome
Dr Jo-Etienne Abela, minister for active ageing in Malta, visited a number of sites across Lanarkshire as part of his trip to understand how integrated care for older people is delivered. Dr Abela, a consultant surgeon specialised in upper gastrointestinal and...
Healthcare strategy public engagement events
NHS Lanarkshire is hosting two online events as part of its public engagement on its new healthcare strategy. The events will give the public a chance to shape how NHS Lanarkshire delivers healthcare for future generations. The Microsoft Teams online events will take...
Respected health and social care leaders appointed as Honorary Professors
Two highly-respected leaders in health and social care have been confirmed as Honorary Professors at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). Soumen Sengupta and Ross McGuffie are the Chief Officers of South Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care...
Love, laughter and big-hearted social care staff keep Edna cruising at 101
A no-nonsense former nurse, who cared for injured troops in WWII, has revealed the secret of a long life – on her 101st birthday. Keen traveller and worldly-wise Edna Twivey from Strathaven continues to live independently and enjoy overseas travel, having recently...
