NHS Lanarkshire Careers

Supporting patients to remain as active as possible while in hospital by doing activities that are beneficial to them is extremely important. Active Wards is an initiative that aims to support people to be as active as possible while in hospital and encourages all...

A woman who nearly lost her new born son after he contracted RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) is urging pregnant women over 28 weeks to get their RSV vaccination. Fiona Walker gave birth to baby Ethyan six weeks early at University Hospital Wishaw.  Ethyan got home...

NHS Lanarkshire is pleased to announce the arrival of over eighty new junior doctors to its health board. A total of 81 first-year doctors participated in a comprehensive, week-long induction programme, with the number of inductees rising from 77 last year and 66 in...

Dr Henry Prempeh, Health Protection Consultant and Immunisation Co-ordinator is urging parents and carers to ensure their child gets their flu vaccine this winter. The flu vaccine is usually given as a painless nasal spray and is a safe way to help protect your child...

NHS Lanarkshire’s Public Health Team is investigating a small number of hepatitis A cases in the Cumbernauld area. Hepatitis A is a contagious liver infection.  It can range from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a severe illness lasting several months.  The virus...

The University of Strathclyde, NHS Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire Council and North Lanarkshire Council have set out their commitment and ambitions to work together to tackle key health and care challenges, for the benefit of local communities and Scotland as a whole....

People living with long-term conditions can learn how to thrive again - with the help of a special series of workshops. Led by top psychologists in NHS Lanarkshire, the five wellbeing sessions will run every Wednesday, from 28 August to 25 September at 6pm-7.30pm in...