Archive | September, 2015
Hundreds of new books and journals being added to collection

Hundreds of new books and journals being added to collection

  Knowledge Services are currently updating their collections across all NHS Lanarkshire sites, covering key areas such as orthopaedic trauma, obstetrics and gynaecology, advanced nursing practice, anaesthesia, information governance and clinical leadership, plus many more. Some examples of books recently purchased include: All-In-One Nursing Care Planning Resource Geriatric Medicine at a Glance Guyton and Hall […]

Teams mark World Sepsis Day

Teams mark World Sepsis Day

Hospitals across Lanarkshire are gearing up to celebrate World Sepsis Day with a series of awareness events. Sepsis claims over 37,000 lives in the UK each year, which is more than prostate, bowel and breast cancer combined. Thanks to early identification and treatment, teams across NHS Lanarkshire have significantly reduced the number of patients contracting […]

NHS Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire Council urge people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register

NHS Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire Council urge people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register

NHS Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire Council are urging people to sign up to the organ donor register as part of National Transplant Week, which starts today (Monday 7 September). People who support organ donation are being urged to take action and make a difference by joining the NHS Organ Donor Register. Cllr Jim McCabe, leader […]

Fantastic and spacious Lincludden centre opens

Fantastic and spacious Lincludden centre opens

Lincluden Medical Centre in Uddingston has opened the doors on a brand new surgery. The new building, which has been funded by NHS Lanarkshire, was open to patients on 16 July and official opened by NHS Lanarkshire Chair Neena Mahal on 20 August. Practice manager Neil Doherty said: “The whole process has been a number […]

Single pathology department for NHS Lanarkshire

Single pathology department for NHS Lanarkshire

A new core laboratory at Monklands Hospital is streamlining work-flow and improving efficiency. The original set up of the laboratory did not help the working environment. The new layout makes better use of space and helps the laboratory to run more smoothly. Louise Brown, senior biomedical scientist, said: “The new core laboratory is the result […]