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The Haven Autumn Ball

The Haven Autumn Ball

The Haven charity will hold its first ever Autumn Ball on Saturday 1 October in the Alona Hotel, Strathclyde Park, Motherwell. The event aims to raise vital funds to provide emotional support to people affected by a life-limiting illness. Tickets, priced £40, includes an evening of food, drink, music and entertainment. Your help will ensure that the […]

St Andrew's Hospice Capital Appeal

St Andrew’s Hospice Capital Appeal

The St Andrew’s Hospice Capital Appeal aims to raise £9 million to reconfigure and refurbish the hospice to make it fit for the future by 2019. The upgraded building will enable the hospice to increase the number of single bedded rooms than there is at present. This will ensure more privacy for patients and their loves […]

Smart approach to pre-op assessment

Smart approach to pre-op assessment

Technology is being harnessed to help patients with their pre-operative assessment. People due to have an operation will now be able to scan a quick response (QR) code into their mobile phones to be taken straight to the online information they need to read before they have their procedure. Consultant anaesthetist Dr François Taljard, NHS […]

Violence and aggression reduced on ward

Violence and aggression reduced on ward

A new initiative has made one of NHS Lanarkshire’s mental health wards significantly safer for patients and staff. The pioneering interventions on Iona Ward at Beckford Lodge in Hamilton have led to an impressive 66 per cent reduction in violent and aggressive incidents in the first two years of the programme. Mental health staff nurse […]

Staff hit the screen to highlight See it, Say it, Do it

Staff hit the screen to highlight See it, Say it, Do it

A total of 42 members of staff have joined forces to highlight a new campaign, which encourages patients and visitors to give feedback on their care. The See it, Say it, Do it campaign asks those who use NHS Lanarkshire facilities to raise anything that they feel needs awareness. This could be anything from praising […]