Archive | March, 2018
Director's report

Director’s report

NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health is calling for a collaborative approach following the publication of a figure that almost one in five children in Lanarkshire are living in poverty. The figure is highlighted in the latest NHS Lanarkshire Annual Report of the Director of Public Health. The report has been set out to focus […]

NHS Lanarkshire realistic medicine conference – 20 April

NHS Lanarkshire realistic medicine conference – 20 April

NHS Lanarkshire’s will hold a ‘Realistic medicine’ conference on Friday 20 April at the Tudor Hotel, Airdrie. The one-day event will feature a mixture of plenary sessions and workshops led by national and local colleagues to share and learn about realistic medicine concepts and ideas. The Chief Medical Officer, Dr Catherine Calderwood, will be in […]

Scottish Cardiac Society Spring meeting – 18 April

Scottish Cardiac Society Spring meeting – 18 April

The Scottish Cardiac Society (SCS) will hold its Spring meeting on Wednesday 18 April at the Doubletree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro. The event is open to physicians, surgeons, nurses and allied health professionals working in cardiology and cardiac surgery. The event is free for members and those applying for membership. Topics will include: Guidelines update […]

Information management ‘Help Us to Help You’ roadshows

Information management ‘Help Us to Help You’ roadshows

NHS Lanarkshire’s information management team will host a ‘Help Us to Help You’ roadshow across the three University hospitals in March. Staff from all disciplines are invited to come along and meet the analysts and help shape the future of information management in NHS Lanarkshire. Staff will be asked to help identify: what works well […]

Lifestyle management course

Lifestyle management course

Limited spaces are available for the next ‘Lifestyle management’ course beginning on 16 April at St Andrew’s Parish Church Hall, Merry Street, Motherwell.  The course is aimed at anyone over 17 years-of-age in Lanarkshire who is living with a long-term condition. The ten-week course (one, three hour session per week) covers a range of topics […]