An initiative developed by NHS Lanarkshire with NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) has received a funding boost from an independent healthcare charity. The Health Foundation is supporting the Lanarkshire pilot programme, which aims to improve patients’ experience in care homes by focusing on new approaches to continence care. The team will develop its ideas and […]

Additional patient services are now being provided at Bellshill Community Health Clinic (CHC) following a successful space utilisation exercise. The exercise, which was carried out earlier this year, looked at the space configuration at the centre and the suitability of the environment to carry out patient services. Following the exercise a small investment of almost […]

Two pilot schemes which have reduced business mileage saving NHS Lanarkshire thousands of pounds are to be rolled out at the end of August. A car hire scheme, piloted within labs over the last year, has reduced business miles by almost 40 per cent, while a car pool scheme piloted over the same period at […]

Joanne Edwards has been appointed to the post of director of hospital services for Hairmyres Hospital. Joanne was the assistant director of acute services at NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Previously she also worked for NES as the West of Scotland Deanery general manager and head of organisational performance improvement. Heather Knox, director of acute services, […]

A pink star is the latest alert to be used by the Infection Prevention & Control Team (IPCT) to combat the spread of healthcare associated infections (HAIs). The pink star appeared on the TrakCare system from 1 June next to the name of any patient who has a past history or current positive screen for […]