Three generous NHS Lanarkshire staff and one of their friends have raised over £2000 for cancer care. They organised a charity disco and raffle, themed around St Andrew’s Day, and made £2220. The sum will be split between Cancer Research UK and the Maggie’s Centre at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie, which supports people with cancer […]

Wishaw General is the first hospital in Scotland to join an initiative to help patients with dementia. The hospital has become part of John’s Campaign, which supports people with dementia by ensuring they are surrounded by familiar faces around the clock by letting their carers stay with them on the ward. The initiative was introduced […]

iPad minis can be borrowed for free from libraries at Hairmyres, Monklands and Wishaw General Hospitals – as well as from Health Improvement at Law House. With this new equipment, Knowledge Services aim to offer all staff at NHS Lanarkshire better access to e-book collections and a wide range of tools, databases and resources to […]

NHS Lanarkshire staff are once again being encouraged to sign up to become an antibiotic guardian. It comes as the health board gets ready for European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD). The antibiotic guardian pledge asks signatories to choose one simple action about how they’ll make better use of antibiotics and help save this vital medicine […]

A jet-setting businessman, diagnosed with heart failure a year ago, has been able to continue his world travels – thanks to a text messaging system linking him to specialist support in Lanarkshire. “Life, between family and work, is extremely busy – and I love every aspect of it,” explained Graham, 57, from Lanark who heads […]