Friends and colleagues paid a fond farewell to treatment room nurse Helen Dormer, who retired after a remarkable 40 years’ service. Helen, who was based at Carluke Community Health Centre, joined NHS Lanarkshire as an enrolled nurse in 1976. In 2001, after re-training as a registered general nurse, Helen joined Bank Aid, a post she […]

NHS Lanarkshire’s appointment team are reminding patients of the times when patients should expect to hear from them. The move is to reassure patients that they are speaking to a member of healthcare staff. The majority of first appointments will be sent by letter. However, there may be times when NHS Lanarkshire will telephone a […]

“Don’t be scared – just be prepared”. That’s the message from one of the revalidation pioneers among NHS Lanarkshire’s midwives. Charge midwife Alison Stark, who works on ward 22 at Wishaw General, said: “I buried my head in the sand, hoping it would go away, as I really didn’t know what it was all about. […]

Reading Ahead is the new name for the Six Book Challenge and supports staff by changing their perception of reading, opening up opportunities and building their confidence. Run through Knowledge Services, Reading Ahead invites participants to pick six reads and record, rate and review them in a diary in order to get a certificate. The […]

Asked how she’d sum up the new revalidation process for nurses and midwives, Karen Thompson says, in all sincerity: “It was a joy!” “I really got into it and found it very enjoyable,” smiles Karen, team leader/integrated community support manager in the Biggar Aligned Team. Revalidation, which began in April, is a requirement from the […]