“What is LGBTI?” banners were displayed across NHS Lanarkshire sites as part of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) History month in February. Chris Kimber, Lanarkshire’s health promotion specialist for the Terrence Higgins Trust, who was part the team who designed the banner, said: “The background design is based on the rainbow flag – an […]

Do you have patients who use tissue viability specialist mattresses? If so, look out for the guidance being issued about the replacement of these mattresses and training for staff. We’re swapping our current specialist mattresses for new top-of-the-range products. This change of mattresses, and the way they’re ordered for both acute and primary care, is […]

The performance of the Prescribing Quality and Efficiency Programme (PQEP) from April to October 2016 shows we are building momentum in our efforts to improve the quality of prescribing practice across NHS Lanarkshire. Dr Iain Wallace, medical director and executive sponsor for the programme, said: “Many people are involved in leading and supporting the programme […]