Archive | September, 2015
You can now borrow iPads from Knowledge Services

You can now borrow iPads from Knowledge Services

iPad minis can be borrowed for free from libraries at Hairmyres, Monklands and Wishaw General Hospitals – as well as from Health Improvement at Law House. With this new equipment, Knowledge Services aim to offer all staff at NHS Lanarkshire better access to e-book collections and a wide range of tools, databases and resources to […]

Positive moves to lessen suicide toll

Positive moves to lessen suicide toll

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), over 800,000 people take their own life every year. Here in Lanarkshire there is a ‘Movement for Change’ to challenge the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health. An event was held earlier this year in Lanarkshire to bring partners together from a host of organisations to allow […]

Josie Davidson retires

Josie Davidson retires

Friends, family and colleagues gathered to bid a farewell to Josie Davidson who retired from her post as advanced specialist midwife risk manager after a remarkable 41 years service. Josie, who was based within maternity services at Wishaw General Hospital, joined NHS Lanarkshire in 1974 when she underwent her nursing training at Stonehouse Hospital.  On […]

Improvement advisor Connie Sharrock on why reducing sepsis mortality is close to her heart

Improvement advisor Connie Sharrock on why reducing sepsis mortality is close to her heart

Raising awareness of sepsis is a cause close to my heart, least not because I am the improvement advisor for the Reducing Harm Patient Safety Sepsis Collaborative but also because I lost my sister to sepsis 4 years ago, 2 days after her 29th birthday.   If I had known what I know about Sepsis then, […]

Integration newsletters now available

The latest newsletters on the integration of health and social care have now been published. As well as the latest developments, the respective third editions for North and South Lanarkshire map out the next key phase of integration. Integration is focused on person-centred care, health, planning and delivery so people get the right advice and support […]