It was a busy week, with no shortage of positive coverage and just a little on the negative side.

Our new staff awards scheme was highlighted in the East Kilbride News, which told how healthcare staff from across Lanarkshire are to be recognised for the inspirational work they do.

That work was underlined in a story in the Cumbernauld News about Louise Dunlop, who received lifesaving care in Wishaw General and donated £562 to the ward where she was treated and the neonatal unit.

Tom Kirkland was another former patient keen to thank us, following cardiac care. As the Carluke and Lanark Gazette noted, he gave £3300, split between Lady Home Hospital and Wishaw General Hospital.

The Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser highlighted how Friends of Dalziel donated £10,000 to Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland in Hamilton.

We passed an impressive milestone after recording over one million minutes of indoor air quality in Lanarkshire smokers’ homes. The Cumbernauld News, Motherwell Times, East Kilbride News and Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser all covered the good news.

Meanwhile, the Hamilton Advertiser told how a digital inclusion project saw 150 older people from 18 community groups , tower blocks and sheltered housing complexes take part in a six-week programme learning to use tablets, iPhones and other digital devices.

On the negative side, the Bellshill Speaker & Motherwell Times, the Wishaw Press and the Cumbernauld News told how ongoing critic, MSP John Pentland, hit out at the number of community nursing vacancies in Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire said the Motherwell and Wishaw MSP was using out of date figures, according to the News.

A&E waiting times are falling below a key target, the Herald pointed out.