Archive | October, 2015
Councillor Jim Smith, Chair of North Lanarkshire Joint Integration Board, Janice Hewitt, Chief Accountable Officer and Dr Avril Osborne, Vice Chair North Lanarkshire Joint Integration Board.

Janice Hewitt’s thoughts as the formal implementation of integration draws closer

As we sit a few months out from the formal implementation date of Health and Social Care Integration I ask, what will change on the 1st April 2016? Well, at midnight that evening I may not think much changed that day. Foresight may tell me it may be a day of progress, challenge, frustration or […]

We are listening – changing the environment

Hello my name is… Lise, I’m the Senior Nurse for Emergency Care for Hairmyres Hospital. Hairmyres Hospital is committed to providing the best possible care for all our patients, as well as supporting families and carers. Coming to hospital when you are ill or injured can be a very worrying and stressful time. The stress […]

Retirement of Andrea Brown

Retirement of Andrea Brown

After 37 years service, deputy charge nurse Andrea Brown retired from NHS Lanarkshire in October. Andrea, who was a member of the community mental health team at Udston Hospital, Hamilton, started her nursing career as a nursing assistant aged 17 in ward two at Hartwood Hospital. After having her first son Crawford, Andrea returned to […]

NHS Lanarkshire’s improvements recognised

NHS Lanarkshire’s improvements recognised

Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) published a report today (Tuesday 27 October 2015) about its unannounced inspection visit at Hairmyres Hospital on Tuesday 28 July to Thursday 30 July 2015. NHS Lanarkshire welcomed HIS’s recognition of the improvements that have been made and confirmed its plans for continuing improvement. Director of nursing, midwifery and allied health […]