Archive | August, 2017
Knockabout time for Wishaw nurses

Knockabout time for Wishaw nurses

Ten nurses from the adult critical care unit at Wishaw General Hospital competed in an ‘It’s a Knockout’ challenge to raise money for St Andrews Hospice. The challenge, which took place at Strathclyde Park, saw teams of up to 1o work together to complete games which involved a variety of weird and wonderful tasks. Claire […]

Lady Home joins dementia campaign

Lady Home joins dementia campaign

Lady Home Hospital in Lanark is the latest site in Lanarkshire to join a groundbreaking initiative to help patients living with dementia. The hospital has become part of John’s Campaign, which supports people with dementia by ensuring they are surrounded by familiar faces around the clock by letting their family and carers stay with them […]

Football challenge is a walk in the park

Football challenge is a walk in the park

It’s the sport that’s taken the nation by storm. Now walking footballers in one part of Lanarkshire will have a real spring in their stride – by combining the beautiful game with the latest step-monitoring technology. The meeting of worlds comes as South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership (SLH&SCP) is helping Biggar man Rikki […]

Building and celebrating our communities

Building and celebrating our communities

A series of special seminars focusing on Building and Celebrating Communities was held in South Lanarkshire in June. The events sought to explore how South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership can generate more space for communities to create the things that matter to them – and how the partnership can support these activities. Val […]