NHS Lanarkshire staff will be highlighting how they “sock it to sepsis” tomorrow. September is Sepsis Awareness Month and teams from NHS Lanarkshire’s Reducing Harm Sepsis Collaborative will be holding roadshows during World Sepsis Day on 13 September. They will have information stalls in the ASDA stores in Cumbernauld, Hamilton and Motherwell as part of […]

NHS Lanarkshire will raise the profile of patient safety during a week of special events and activities to engage and inform staff. Patient Safety Week will be held from 24 October, marking the launch of a refreshed Prioritised Patient Safety Plan following two years of successful work by the Patient Safety Reducing Harm Collaborative. During […]

NHS Education for Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group have recently launched a new mobile app to provide decision support for antimicrobial prescribing – with the ultimate aim of combating antibiotic resistance. It is hoped this app will be a welcome development, as improving antibiotic prescribing is a top NHS priority. […]

The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) will be at Wishaw General Hospital on 20 September to give an update on the 2016 Licence Plus and its new provisions. Services for integrated teams and collaborative partnerships will also be covered during this visit. There will be two sessions on the day: Session 1 (10.30am – 12am). Face-to-face session […]