A MAN who once coordinated a rapid response emergency service for dairy farmers – including those working for the Queen – has praised a health and social care team in his own time of need. Along with his late wife Ida, Allan Snowden (90), from Biggar ran a service which could be dispatched at short […]

NHS Lanarkshire has exceeded a national improvement aim to reduce hospital standardised mortality ratios (HSMR) by 20%. Calum Campbell, NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive, said: “I am extremely pleased with the recently published figures. Our clinical and managerial staff work hard to provide the best quality service to our patients and these figures show that they […]

A North Lanarkshire woman has paid a poignant tribute to a health and social care team who cared for her husband in the final months of his life. George Noon, a devoted grandfather and school janitor – passed away peacefully in his home in Carnbroe, North Lanarkshire surrounded by family in May last year. He had been […]

Knowledge Services are investing more resources to make sure a wider range of health and care books can be accessed online by all staff in NHS Lanarkshire. This ever-increasing collection of e-books can be accessed using a computer, smart phone or tablet – just by going to www.shelcat.org (search for any book and see if […]

Staff across North and South Lanarkshire have recently marked the arrival of a new era following the official launch of the integration of health and social care. Integration is about local teams of professionals working together – alongside partners including unpaid carers, the third sector and independent sector. In line with national legislation, integrated arrangements […]