Archive | October, 2015
Help improve our website - tell us what you think

Help improve our website – tell us what you think

NHS Lanarkshire is engaging with staff for feedback on how to improve its public website www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk. Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7PVZBWP to complete our survey and tell us what you think. The survey is anonymous and should take no longer than five minutes to complete.

A stroke can strike at any age

A stroke can strike at any age

Temi, from Cumbernauld, had a stroke last year at the age of 40. Temi said: “It really shocked me. I now struggle to speak as I have a condition called aphasia. It all started with a sore head one Sunday morning. I didn’t feel quite right, I struggled to speak, and I just thought I […]

Life is good and you're not alone, says Len

Life is good and you’re not alone, says Len

When Len Northfield was 28-years-old, he woke on a hospital trolley receiving emergency treatment. Len’s last thought prior to that moment was to bid the world goodbye as he attempted to take his own life. Len said: “I still remember coming to and being surrounded by medics intent on saving my life and being angry […]

Best wishes to Pauline

Best wishes to Pauline

It is fair to say that there has been only one story which has dominated the headlines in Lanarkshire – and indeed much of the Scottish and UK media – this week. The news that nurse Pauline McCafferkey had to be readmitted to hospital following a complication with the Ebola she was treated for earlier this year, […]

Margaret is a top manager

Margaret is a top manager

Congratulations to Margaret Kelly, cancer service manager at Monklands Hospital, who achieved a fantastic accolade at the recent Top Healthcare Manager Award. Margaret was runner-up out of a total of 24 nominations for the award, run by the Institute of Healthcare Management Scotland (IHM). The award is for managers who “have gone above and beyond […]