Archive | September, 2017
Walk Japan is underway!

Walk Japan is underway!

The second instalment of NHS Lanarkshire’s corporate walking challenges for staff, Walk Japan is underway. The challenge began on Thursday 14th September and will last for 4 weeks in total ending on Thursday 12th of October. Over 1,150 staff have registered to take part across 282 teams, which is almost an incredible 60% increase in […]

Generosity all round

Generosity all round

Staff at Law House have donated to Clydesdale Food Bank, a local charity which provides nutritionally balanced food, household goods and other necessities to support local people who are referred in a crisis. Food-Bank use in Scotland is “disproportionately higher” than in any other part of the UK. Welfare problems and low income are pushing […]

Attend your routine breast screening - it could be a life saver

Attend your routine breast screening – it could be a life saver

A local grandmother is encouraging others to take up the offer of a free breast screening appointment, after a routine mammogram picked up on breast cancer. Linda Barclay, from Bellshill, was diagnosed with breast cancer six years ago. Linda said: “I had been for a routine mammogram once before, so I didn’t expect the results […]

Look before you book – make best use of our space

Staff are being reminded to cancel meeting room bookings they no longer plan to use. The reminder comes following evidence that despite being booked, up to a third of meeting rooms across all locations still go unused. Head of planning, Graham Johnston, said: “We realise that meetings can often be cancelled at short notice, but […]

Haven's birthday bash

Haven’s birthday bash

There were birthday wishes for The Haven centre, in the grounds of Wishaw General Hospital, as they celebrated two years of being open. Cake, raffles, crafts and a tombola were all enjoyed at the centre. Since its the opening in August 2015 on the Wishaw site, over 300 families affected by life-limiting illness have received […]