Raising awareness of sepsis is a cause close to my heart, least not because I am the improvement advisor for the Reducing Harm Patient Safety Sepsis Collaborative but also because I lost my sister to sepsis 4 years ago, 2 days after her 29th birthday.   If I had known what I know about Sepsis then, […]

According Cancer Research UK,  4 in 10 or 40% of cancers are preventable.  That is a very powerful statistic!! From a Cancer Prevention perspective, this certainly throws down the gauntlet for us to maximise the proportion of cancers which are prevented from developing in the first place; what we call ‘’Primary Prevention’’.  In my experience, […]

Hello my name is June, I’m the Senior Nurse for Older Adults at Monklands Hospital. Being in hospital can be an anxious time for most people. This is particularly the case for people who have dementia. An unfamiliar environment and change of routine can be unsettling and distressing. We have been working hard to make […]

Welcome to the new Pulse Online, a dedicated news site for staff across NHS Lanarkshire. I joined NHS Lanarkshire in January and have quickly learned just how much good work is going on throughout our hospitals, health centres, GP practices, dental services and support groups – the list is endless. I am keen that we […]