Archive | July, 2015
Award for Lanarkshire schools dental project

Award for Lanarkshire schools dental project

A dental project carried out in NHS Lanarkshire has won a national award and was shortlisted for an international one after working to improve the oral health of children with physical disabilities and/or sensory or learning impairments. The Special Smiles Dental Project, a collaboration between NHS Lanarkshire and Action for Sick Children Scotland (ASCS), won […]

20% EE discount from NHS Staff Benefits

20% EE discount from NHS Staff Benefits

NHS Staff Benefits find new discounts for staff on a regular basis, to do this they often rely on messages from staff regarding what they would like to receive benefits on e.g. their favourite hairdressers or restaurant. However, over the past couple of months there has been an overwhelming number of enquiries from staff requesting […]

Newspapers can and do cover good news

Newspapers can and do cover good news

A host of services and individuals helped to keep the headlines mostly positive for Lanarkshire this past week. The efforts of Lanarkshire stroke services, named among the best in the country, June Delaney’s dementia knowledge being shared globally, health visiting services winning a Baby Friendly Unicef award, and the students of Dental Outreach Centre in […]

NHS Education for Scotland are looking for people to join a network of supporters for health literacy.

Health literacy is the range of skills that support people to find health information, understand it and to take action on it in a way that helps improve their health. Therefore, people with lower health literacy skills can be at risk of poor health outcomes if information is not available or provided in a way […]

Scottish Health Awards 2015

Scottish Health Awards 2015

Nominations are now open for the Scottish Health Awards 2015. Now in its 14th year, the Scottish Health Awards are run by the Daily Record in partnership with the Scottish Government. The Awards recognise the important contribution of those working in and with the NHS in Scotland to provide the very best of health and […]