An agreement has been reached in partnership when calculating holiday pay. A 52 week reference period will be used when calculating holiday pay ‘as if at work’ for employees. Ann Marie Campbell, head of human resources (acute and property and support services), said: “This agreement has been developed and agreed in partnership which constitutes a […]

Draft guidance has been launched to support the Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) provisions in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act. The new law and draft guidance formalise what is already happening in many areas to ensure a consistent approach to how services support children’s and young people’s wellbeing. It ensures services […]

NHS Lanarkshire is looking for your feedback to help develop a new public website. The NHS Lanarkshire website www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk launched in 2009 and receives more than 1.2 million visits a year. Calvin Brown, communications manager, NHS Lanarkshire, said: “The current website is very well used and has hundreds of pages of information about our services. […]

Integration in South Lanarkshire is in the spotlight following the publication of a blog by Chief Officer, Harry Stevenson. Writing for Pulse Online, Harry reflects on South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership’s vision – Working together to improve health and wellbeing in the community – with the community’ – with integration set to go […]

As the integration of health and social care is set to go live, timelines charting the journey so far have been published for both North and South Lanarkshire. Integration is about local teams of professionals working together – alongside partners including unpaid carers, the third sector and independent sector – to deliver quality, sustainable care […]