Archive | May, 2016
Clarifying press report

Clarifying press report

The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]

St Andrew’s Hospice ladies midnight walk

St Andrew’s Hospice ladies midnight walk

This year’s St Andrew’s Hospice ladies midnight walk will take place on Saturday 18 June. The new route will set off from the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility through New Stevenson, Mossend and Motherwell, finishing back at Ravenscraig. You can complete either an eight, ten or 13 mile route. For further information contact Rosaleen McKenna at St Andrew’s Hospice on 01236 […]

We are listening – Tell us what matters to you

We are listening – Tell us what matters to you

Hello, My name is Irene, On and around Monday 6 June 2016 we will be encouraging as many people as possible to have a ‘What matters to you?’ conversation with people they are supporting or caring for. You can have more than one conversation if you choose and you can keep having them beyond Monday […]

Staff celebrate at first annual awards ceremony

Staff celebrate at first annual awards ceremony

Healthcare staff from across NHS Lanarkshire were recognised for the inspirational work that they do at the first annual staff awards ceremony. The ceremony, which was held on 18 May, was opened by former Scottish international rugby player and BBC Radio Scotland presenter John Beattie. It saw staff being rewarded under nine separate award categories. […]

New upgraded technology to come to Lanarkshire

Mums to be in Lanarkshire could be waving goodbye to their paper notes later this year thanks to upgraded technology. Midwives will get a tablet to record patient notes which can then be shared between relevant clinics by using the BadgerNet IT system. Carol Lawrence, project manager, said: “Manual maternity records will be replaced with […]