Congratulations to the 28 nurses and allied health professionals who have graduated from the urgent care course, formally known as MINTS (Minor/Major Injury/Illness Nurse Treatment Service). Veronica Kellighan, NHS Lanarkshire risk management facilitator/MINTS admin, said: “Lanarkshire’s MINTS service has grown significantly over the past few years due to hard work and commitment from our dedicated […]

The Houldsworth Centre has won an award in the prestigious Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning, partnership category. Judges said the project was “a superb outcome for the size and complexity of the project – all in keeping with Town Centre First Principle” and they “welcomed the ambition of both NHS Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire […]

Work is underway to take forward the plans set out in NHS Lanarkshire’s healthcare strategy Achieving Excellence. Nearly 2,000 stakeholders from across Lanarkshire took part in a public consultation on the strategy from 2 August to 1 November. NHS Lanarkshire chief executive Calum Campbell said: “We are grateful to everyone who took the time to […]

The Houldsworth Centre in Wishaw was officially opened by NHS chair Neena Mahal and North Lanarkshire Council leader Jim Logue. Among the guests present at the occasion were pupils from St Aiden’s High School and Coltness High School, as both Wishaw schools took part in a community process to help design art for the centre. […]

Arrangements are being finalised for the Scottish qualifying event. Due to the high participation over the past few years, they are hosting two qualifying events, on Thursday 11 May and Monday 29 May at Archerfield, East Lothian. On the day, registration will open at 10.30am, with a shotgun start at 12 noon. Entry cost is […]