Archive | July, 2017
As iMatter launches at Hairmyres, one manager describes her experience

As iMatter launches at Hairmyres, one manager describes her experience

A new manager is crediting iMatter for helping her to get to know her new team in depth. Andrea Stewart, directorate support manager for surgical services, moved to her new role at Monklands Hospital earlier this year. Andrea said: “The team report was carried out at a time when I wasn’t the team manager. So […]

Patient mortality reduces at acute hospitals

Patient mortality reduces at acute hospitals

NHS Lanarkshire continues its excellent work to reduce hospital standardised mortality ratios (HSMR). Figures reported across Scotland last year, showed the reduction in HSMR between 2009 and December 2015 was 16.5 per cent. 10, out of the 29 hospitals, achieved the 20 per cent target; including all three acute hospitals in Lanarkshire. Dr Iain Wallace, […]

Trudi is a super trooper

Trudi is a super trooper

A top Lanarkshire nurse has revealed that skills refined at the frontline of health and social care steeled her through a punishing SAS challenge – and saw her crowned the event’s super trooper. Ultra fit Trudi Marshall won the most outstanding participant award for physical fitness, resilience and leadership shown during the gruelling 48 hour […]

Launch of Scottish infection prevention and control education pathway (SIPCEP) – Friday 7 July

Launch of Scottish infection prevention and control education pathway (SIPCEP) – Friday 7 July

To mark the launch of NHS Education for Scotland’s (NES) Scottish infection prevention and control education pathway (SIPCEP), staff from the infection prevention and control team will be available in the main restaurant at Wishaw General Hospital on Friday 7 July from 10am to 4pm where there will be a stand with promotional materials such […]

Stronger penalties for people sharing intimate images

Stronger penalties for people sharing intimate images

Prosecuting people who share or threaten to share intimate images without consent will be easier under a new law which comes into force this month. From 3 July, those convicted of the offence could face up to five years in prison under the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016. A public information campaign […]