Fancy a challenge to raise funds for The Haven? Join Team Haven, who are donning their tartan to help support families affected by the emotional impact of life limiting illness. The aim is to have a team of 50 people taking on Kiltwalk Glasgow, on 30 April to make 2017 the biggest and most successful Kiltwalk […]

Friends and colleagues gathered to pay a special farewell to Carolyn Anderson, who retired after a remarkable 41 years’ service. The medical secretary, who was based within the urology department at Hairmyres Hospital, began her career at Glasgow’s Sick Kids Hospital. Following posts at Glasgow’s Victoria Infirmary and Phillipshill Hospital, Carolyn secured employment at Hairmyres […]

After over 40 years’ service, theatre sister Ann McCullough has retired from the NHS. Ann, who was based within the theatres at Wishaw General Hospital, joined the NHS in 1974 as a student nurse at Glasgow’s Stobhill Hospital. In 1978, Ann joined NHS Lanarkshire’s theatre team at Law Hospital and, within a year, was promoted […]

NHS Lanarkshire staff are helping children avoid having X-rays – by checking them with a metal detector instead. The clever idea to find out if a patient has swallowed a metal object has been successfully tested in the emergency department at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie. It’s hoped the initiative, primarily used with children, will now […]