Archive | July, 2016
New payment option for nurses and midwives

New payment option for nurses and midwives

Nurses and midwives now have greater flexibility when paying their annual registration fee, with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) introducing a new payment by instalment option. Nurses and midwives can now choose to pay their £120 annual registration fee by quarterly direct debit payments of £30. Switching from an annual payment or newly signing […]

Forest Holidays competition - we have a winner!

Forest Holidays competition – we have a winner!

We had a bumper crop of entries for our superb competition to win a £250 voucher from Forest Holidays. Over 300 readers told us why they should scoop the prize, offered after The Pulse Online and NHS Staff Benefits teamed up with Forest Holidays. There were so many deserving winners that it was just too hard […]

A celebration of breastfeeding

A celebration of breastfeeding

It was mum’s the word at a Lanarkshire shopping centre as mums, dads, grandparents, babies and staff from NHS Lanarkshire gathered to mark the launch of National Breastfeeding Celebration Week. The event at the Regent Shopping Centre in Hamilton, organised by volunteers from Lanarkshire Breastfeeding Initiative (LBI), was an opportunity to come together and share […]

Health centre car park opened

Health centre car park opened

The decked car park at the Houldsworth Centre is now open to patients. The car park is free to use and will have spaces for 243 vehicles including disabled parking. Graham Johnston, NHS Lanarkshire’s head of management services said: “We’re delighted that the new car park is now open and expect this to deliver a […]