The NextGen Programme is facilitated by NHS Lanarkshire’s medical education department with the main objective of widening access to medicine in NHS Lanarkshire for the next generation.
The programme works alongside North and South Lanarkshire Councils to offer a structured programme of events for school pupils with the opportunity to meet staff and explore opportunities through a variety of events. The programme hosts frequent careers advice events, medical skills introduction days and facilitates a controlled work experience programme.
Our most recent careers information event, designed to highlight all careers available within NHS Lanarkshire, recently took place on Thursday 2 March and for the first time since 2020 the event went ahead in person.
Three hundred tickets were snapped up by pupils, teachers, parents and guardians to come along to the Medical Education & Training Centre where staff from over 27 different professions were available to chat and share their insights into their profession along with answering questions about qualifications, careers, pathways etc.
The event was a huge success even with restrictions around numbers still in place and the centre was buzzing for the full three hours.
The next event date of Thursday 7 September has already been secured so if you would like to get involved please drop an email to leeann.montgomery@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
