If you thought a child was at risk of harm you would do something about it. A Scottish Government campaign aims to get people thinking the same way about adults. It is estimated that social work departments across Scotland receive around 300 referrals every week in relation to adult abuse and the national campaign wants […]

Staff member Alison Logan has helped in the development of Scotland’s first national ophthalmic nursing degree course. The course has just started at Glasgow Caledonian University, including two NHS Lanarkshire colleagues – staff nurse Rhona Wilson and staff nurse Theresa Jacovelli, both based at Hairmyres Hospital. Alison, clinical manager/senior charge nurse in ophthalmology, explained: “Just […]

An online video has been released which captures the spirit of health and social care integration in a nutshell. Integration is about local teams of professionals working together – alongside partners including unpaid carers, the third sector and independent sector – to deliver quality, sustainable care and services. And some of those at the heart […]

Lanarkshire residents are being encouraged to give themselves some peace of mind during 2016 and NHS Lanarkshire’s Sheila Steel says she knows how. Sheila is project manager for NHS Lanarkshire’s Anticipatory Care Plan and Power of Attorney (ACP/PoA) programme and says that thinking about your future health, social and personal care will give you and […]