Archive | October, 2017
Retirement of Lucy Morgan

Retirement of Lucy Morgan

After 43 years service, deputy sister Lucy Morgan retired from NHS Lanarkshire in May. Lucy began her career in midwifery at the now closed Glasgow Western Infirmary before joining NHS Lanarkshire as a sister for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) treatment at Hairmyres Hospital. She thereafter moved to the clinical decisions unit in ward three where […]

Retirement of Joan McCrae

Retirement of Joan McCrae

Colleagues within Kylepark assessment and treatment centre at Kirklands Headquarters, Bothwell said their fond farewells and best wishes to staff nurse Joan McCrae who retired in May after 37 years service. Joan began her nursing career in 1980 as an auxiliary nurse in St Ebba’s Hospital in Epsom before starting her service with Lanarkshire Health […]

Thinking about mental health in the workplace

Thinking about mental health in the workplace

Today is World Mental Health Day and the theme this year is mental health in the workplace. To mark the occasion Healthy Working Lives has decided to deliver a campaign that highlights what support is available to our staff in NHS Lanarkshire. One in four adults are likely to have a mental health problem in […]

Charity ball success for The Haven

Charity ball success for The Haven

There was success for The Haven charity, which has a centre at Wishaw General, as their annual ball netted over £9000. The evening, hosted by DJ Steve McKenna in the Alona Hotel in Motherwell, was attended by over 170 guests, who enjoyed music from the Rock Choir and The Michael Brawley Big Band. Fizz, fun and fundraising filled […]

Continued progress with HSMR targets

NHS Lanarkshire continues its excellent work to reduce hospital standardised mortality ratios (HSMR).   HSMR is one measurement tool that compares a hospital’s mortality ratio with the overall average ratio. The HSMR model was revised after 31 December 31 2015 with a new target reduction of a further 10 per cent reduction from January 2014 […]