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Pharmacy Technician Finalist at Healthcare Awards
An NHS Lanarkshire Senior Pharmacy Cancer Care Technician is a finalist for Pharmacy Technician of the Year at the Scottish Healthcare Awards 2025. Adele Pessina, a key member of the Cancer Care Pharmacy Team at University Hospital Wishaw, was nominated by her...
Care home’s platinum pair reflect on 70 years of love and happiness
A loving couple who moved to an Uddingston care home together at the start of the year have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in style. David (93) and Margaret (89) Hunter, who tied the knot in 1951 at Balornock Chapel, were the centre of attention at Rosepark...
NHS Lanarkshire sets out plans for second doses of the covid-19 vaccination
NHS Lanarkshire is setting out plans for people to receive their second dose of the covid-19 vaccine. So far, more than 45,000 people across Lanarkshire have received their second dose. These have included frontline health and social care staff and care home staff and...
Local videos created to dispel myths around the covid-19 vaccine
NHS Lanarkshire has been working with members of the local community to create videos to help dispel the myths around the covid-19 vaccine. The videos feature members of our ethnic minority communities, Lanarkshire Carers and members of NHS staff. They focus on the...
NHS Lanarkshire reaches milestone ahead of schedule
NHS Lanarkshire’s covid-19 vaccination programme has been continuing at speed and we have now offered appointments to everyone aged over 50 and those with underlying health conditions who are under 50. Dr Mark Russell, Lead for the covid-19 vaccination programme in...
Isolation pods installed to help manage patients in safe environment
Special isolation pods are being installed at University Hospital Wishaw and University Hospital Hairmyres to help ease pressure on ICU and manage Covid and non-Covid patients in a safe environment. Developed by Dundee-based Starn Group, who make a range of equipment...
A quarter of a million local people now vaccinated against covid-19
Since the start of the covid-19 vaccination programme 250,000 people across Lanarkshire have received their first dose of the vaccine. In addition, more than 17,000 people have received their second dose. Dr Mark Russell, Lead for the covid-19 vaccination programme in...
