Archive | January, 2017
Be ready for the bad weather that's on its way

Be ready for the bad weather that’s on its way

The Met Office is forecasting that over the next 24 hours the Strathclyde region will experience squally wintry showers, with snow to low levels later. Make sure you are prepared. Things to do now • Read NHS Lanarkshire’s Adverse Conditions Policy on FirstPort – CLICK HERE • Know how your options for getting to work in […]

Health Promoting Health Service - mental health focus

Health Promoting Health Service – mental health focus

The Health Promoting Health Service (HPHS) initiative aims to support the development of a health promoting culture within the organisation. Launched in 2015, it applies to all acute, mental health, maternity, paediatrics and community hospitals across Scotland. NHS Lanarkshire is fully behind it and there is HPHS work currently taking place in relation to smoking, […]

Nurse practises what she preaches by becoming an 'Ironman'

Nurse practises what she preaches by becoming an ‘Ironman’

An NHS Lanarkshire health and wellbeing nurse is practising what she preaches – after becoming an “Ironman” triathlete. Claire Purdie, who works with Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire’s KeepWell programme, put herself through a gruelling 10-month training regime to tackle the punishing Ironman triathlon – running, cycling and swimming in the heat of Barcelona […]

Lesley snaps up photography award

Lesley snaps up photography award

A medical secretary at Hairmyres Hospital scooped a top prize at the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Lesley Smith’s photograph of the demolition of the iconic Red Road flats in Glasgow earned her first place in the Urban View category. Lesley said: “When I received the email at first I thought it was a wind-up […]

Hairmyres library – latest book acquisitions

Hairmyres library – latest book acquisitions

Knowledge Services are currently updating their collection across all NHS Lanarkshire library sites. The following books have been recently added to the Hairmyres Hospital library collection: Book Title ISBN 101 Mindful Arts-Based Activities to Get Children and Adolescents Talking 9781785927317 Aromatherapy, Massage and Relaxation in Cancer Care 9781848192812 Artistic Music Therapy 9781937440909 Assessing Adoptive Parents, […]