Archive | August, 2017
Annual suicide prevention tournament – 13 September

Annual suicide prevention tournament – 13 September

The North Lanarkshire annual suicide prevention seven-a-side football tournament will take place on Wednesday 13 September at Ravenscraig regional sports facility. Captain and team names should be submitted before 29 August. To enter the tournament, please email teams@spwfives.org Entry is a £5 donation to the Airdrie football project.

Choose Life charity Texas scramble – 5 September

Choose Life charity Texas scramble – 5 September

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (SLLC) will host this year’s Choose Life charity Texas scramble being held on Tuesday 5 September at Torrance House golf course, East Kilbride. The format of the event will be a shotgun start Texas scramble. Play will begin from allocated tees at 9.30am with rolls, tea and coffee available in […]

Conversation cafe – 1 September

Conversation cafe – 1 September

The Lanarkshire blood-borne viruses network will hold a conversation cafe for people affected by HIV and hepatitis in Lanarkshire. The event is for anyone who: has been diagnosed with HIV or hepatitis has a family member or friend affected by HIV or hepatitis works with people affected by, or at risk of, HIV or hepatitis […]

Out-of-hours service on top during cyber attack

Out-of-hours service on top during cyber attack

When Jonathan O’Reilly’s two-year-old daughter became unwell on the Friday night, during the cyber attack on NHS Lanarkshire, he knew he needed help from healthcare staff. Jonathan said: “The out-of-hours GP that we saw was first class and did everything that you would expect at our appointment, despite the IT challenges. The only noticeable difference […]

Robert and his colleagues to the rescue

Robert and his colleagues to the rescue

Robert Hall is one of the heroic IT team who worked tirelessly to counter the attack on NHS Lanarkshire’s computers. After the incident began on the Friday he found himself coordinating the response at Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride, working until after midnight. Enterprise architect Robert, 42, from East Kilbride, said: “I was supposed to […]