Figures released by the Scottish Stroke Care Audit (SSCA) National Report show NHS Lanarkshire is one of the best performing health boards for stroke services. Katrina Brennan, stroke managed clinical network (MCN) manager, said: “The most important indicator of the performance of stroke services is the performance against the Stroke Care Bundle. The Scottish average […]

A group of the UK’s top anaesthetists gathered in Lanarkshire to take part in a prestigious national training event. NHS Lanarkshire’s Ken Corsar Medical Education Training Centre in Bothwell was the venue for the meeting of consultant anaesthetists, who were continuing their professional development at the Difficult Airway Society’s Airway Revalidation Course (ARC). NHS Lanarkshire […]

When Peter Doyle was in a bad car crash, he expected to be diagnosed with whiplash. However, in a shock turn of events, he was told he had lung cancer. Lung cancer is the most common cancer in Scotland with around 5,000 new cases diagnosed every year. The grandfather of three said: “In May last […]

Knowledge Services have recently subscribed to the high-quality European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (EJHP). NHS Lanarkshire staff can now access this invaluable resource online, which includes peer-reviewed evidence and information on key hospital pharmacy topics and products – ultimately aiming to strengthen the profile and professional status to hospital pharmacists. This journal is the only […]

Salus has become one of the first UK organisations to achieve certification for the quality management systems standard ISO 9001:2015. The organisation was one of three UK companies independently assessed by BSI (British Standards Institution) and given certification for ISO 9001:2015, a newly-revised version of the internationally-recognised ISO 9001. Mark Kennedy, Salus general manager, said: […]