Archive | April, 2016
Ship ahoy for adventurous budding TV stars

Ship ahoy for adventurous budding TV stars

Staff who have a taste for adventure on the high seas are being sought by a TV company. Windfall Films are working on a major new maritime survival series for Channel 4 and are looking for people to take part in the challenging programme. The show will retrace the route of a famous naval voyage […]

Cancer waiting time target success

Cancer waiting time target success

A key cancer treatment waiting time target was achieved by NHS Lanarkshire throughout 2015. The waiting time standard calls for 95 per cent of patients to receive initial treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral with suspected cancer or a positive screening for the disease. NHS Lanarkshire met the target in each quarter of […]

Xercise4Less to offer £1 per month memberships for all NHS Lanarkshire staff

Xercise4Less to offer £1 per month memberships for all NHS Lanarkshire staff

Leading budget gym operator Xercise4Less have announced today the launch of a new initiative to help NHS Lanarkshire employees stay fit. As of the 18 April, the popular gym chain will offer all NHS Scotland staff members a £1 per month gym membership for a year. The promotion is available from the 18 – 24 April and […]

Be fraud aware

Fraudulent Requests for Payment Fraudsters are targeting members of the public who are expecting to make payment for property repairs. The fraudsters (via e mail) will purport to be a tradesman who has recently completed work at the property and use a similar e mail address to that of the genuine tradesman. They will ask […]

Excellent and innovative work of our staff.

Excellent and innovative work of our staff.

It was a relatively quiet week for NHS Lanarkshire in the press this week. However there was still decent coverage of the excellent and innovative work of our staff. The papers who hadn’t used the story last week highlighted the fact that NHS Lanarkshire achieved a key national target on cancer treatment waiting times continually throughout […]