Knowledge Services is in the process of making all NHS Lanarkshire libraries dyslexia friendly. The following is already offered: computers adapted to meet the needs of users with dyslexia material to support reading such as coloured rulers and overlays, highlighter pens, etc adapted library signs library flyers in different formats (both print and electronic) A […]

Before the new Strathclyde ward opened to patients, relative got a chance to see the facilities. Janice Miles, senior nurse for older people, said: “We are delighted to be back on NHS premises. “We are very pleased with the new unit, the rooms are so bright and airy. We also benefit from the purpose built […]

Wishaw General Hospital is once again at the forefront of helping people with dementia. The hospital has launched ‘Theatre Buddy’. This is where relatives and carers are able to go with patients who have dementia to the operating theatre and stay with them until they have had their anaesthetic and gone to sleep. Yvonne Jeffery, […]

A wide range of health and wellbeing projects were showcased recently at a Doors Open event in Lockhart Hospital Community Hub. The event, organised by Healthy Valleys and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership (SLH&SCP), included interactive sessions to give people the chance to get some hands-on learning about healthy lifestyles – including food […]

Work is moving ahead to improve Lanarkshire’s health services by delivering on Achieving Excellence.   The goal through NHS Lanarkshire’s healthcare strategy Achieving Excellence is to shape our health and social care services to meet the needs of the population of Lanarkshire, particularly as people are living longer than before. We will shift the balance […]