Archive | February, 2016

Tackling fraud is benefiting us all

NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services has used a successful mainstream media campaign to raise staff and public awareness about the threats from fraud. An initiative to reduce fraud and error in dental patient Tax Credit exemption claims – potentially saving more than £3 million per year – featured in a recent BBC ‘Saints and Scroungers’ […]

Making yourself understood?

Would you like people to properly read your emails, letters, leaflets and reports? And wouldn’t it be even better if they understood and acted on them? Writing in Plain English makes a huge difference to how effective your communications are. Two key principles are to write with your reader in mind and avoid jaron. NHS […]

Sew nice to be a part of arts history

Sew nice to be a part of arts history

It was needles and stiches of a different sort in the maternity unit. The midwifery panel, commission by the Royal College of Midwives, to add to The Great Tapestry of Scotland visited Wishaw General Hospital. Retired midwife Anne Matthew, who worked for 40 years, brought the tapestry to the unit. Anne said: “The panel is […]

House proud

House proud

We have teamed up with NHS Staff Benefits and Houseology.com to offer one lucky reader a £50 voucher at the store. Houseology is filled with stylish brands, beautiful interior products and all the interior design ideas, inspiration and professional advice you need to help you make wonderful design decisions. From the kitchen to the living […]

Aileen Robertson retires

Aileen Robertson retires

Friends and colleagues gathered to pay a special farewell to Aileen Robertson who retired from NHS Lanarkshire in January after a remarkable 40 years service. The district nurse team leader joined NHS Lanarkshire on 1 August 1975 as a trainee nurse based at Law House, Carluke.  After qualifying, Aileen moved to Bellshill maternity before moving […]