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First Promise Development Officer Employed in Permanent Post
The Promise Scotland helps support the transformation of how Scotland cares for young people. NHS Lanarkshire is the first NHS Board in Scotland to have a permanent Promise Development Officer. Beth-Anne McDowall has joined NHS Lanarkshire who are committed to...
Fire at University Hospital Hairmyres
Russell Coulthard, site director at University Hospital Hairmyres, said: “A fire broke out just before 10pm last night in ward one at University Hospital Hairmyres. Site staff immediately raised the alarm and all patients were safely removed from the area. “Ward one...
NHS Lanarkshire chief executive welcomes new tier 3 restrictions
NHS Lanarkshire’s chief executive has welcomed the announcement that both North and South Lanarkshire has been placed in tier 3 of Scotland’s framework to suppress the virus. However, she also has a stark warning that the area continues to be extremely close to the...
Health and Social Care Partnerships encourage people across Lanarkshire to join national conversation
People in Lanarkshire are being encouraged to join a national conversation focusing on their health and care experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. The respective Health and Social Care Partnerships of South and North Lanarkshire are supporting a nationwide...
NHS Lanarkshire warns Covid positive inpatient numbers are now higher than at height of pandemic first wave
The number of people being admitted to hospital in Lanarkshire with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 is now higher than at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic. On 21 October, NHS Lanarkshire hospitals hit 90% capacity and were treating 220 patients with...
Advice against non-essential travel to very high or high alert areas in England
Commenting on the First Minister's statement advising against non-essential travel to very high or high alert areas under England’s new three tier system, Gabe Docherty, director of public health, NHS Lanarkshire, said: “While we are aware Blackpool is a popular...
Message from Director of Public Health as indoor care home visiting remains under close review
The Director of Public Health for NHS Lanarkshire has offered a renewed assurance to care home residents and their families that the reinstatement of indoor visiting remains under close review. Gabe Docherty also stressed that his unremitting focus is on keeping...
