BadgerNet IT system has launched in the Lanarkshire maternity service. Mums no longer have to carry their paper notes and midwives can now access patient notes online. Carol Lawrence, project manager, said: “Manual maternity records have been replaced with BadgerNet, an innovative maternity application that will support women from their first contact in antenatal care […]

Now is the time to get your flu jab. Don’t worry, it won’t give you flu… Myth – The vaccine will give me flu. Fact – The vaccine cannot give you flu. There’s a small chance you may experience symptoms such as a sore arm or a few aches and pains immediately after being immunised, […]

NHS Lanarkshire staff are being urged to get ready to fight flu by getting their free vaccination. Health experts are warning that there is the potential for this year’s flu season to be serious, so the call has been issued in a bid to ensure all healthcare workers and their families, colleagues and patients are […]