Help is at hand with Knowledge Services – a specialist team who can provide you with the best evidence to support your work and professional development, and help you search key databases and resources with confidence. Knowledge Services can also give you 24/7 access to hospital library facilities, including computer rooms and a huge collection […]

The BMJ Best Practice app will provide you with fast access to clinical answers, anywhere. The app has been improved so content can be downloaded faster and takes less storage from your device. Make sure you create an account first with www.bestpractice.bmj.com, which can be easily and quickly done using your Athens login details. Then […]

The focus was on patient safety during a special week of events. Patient Safety Week marked the launch of a refreshed Prioritised Patient Safety Plan following two years of successful work by the Patient Safety Reducing Harm Collaborative. Chief executive Calum Campbell said: “Patient safety is our number one priority. When we’re caring for patients […]

Less than a quarter of newborns in Lanarkshire are exclusively breastfed at the time of their first health visitor visit. The Lanarkshire statistics fall short of the Scottish totals of 49.3 per cent for mixed feeding and 35.6 per cent for exclusive breastfeeding. AnneMarie Bruce, infant feeding development midwife, said: “The subject of breastfeeding is […]