Patients and staff have given the new Houldsworth Centre the thumbs up. The new joint health and council community facility in the heart of Wishaw is a physical example of integrated working. Coltness woman, Elaine Isaac, said: “The new centre is fantastic. It looks great from the outside but it is even better inside and, […]

NHS Lanarkshire is engaging with staff for feedback on how to improve its public website www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk. Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7PVZBWP to complete our survey and tell us what you think. The survey is anonymous and should take no longer than five minutes to complete.

Temi, from Cumbernauld, had a stroke last year at the age of 40. Temi said: “It really shocked me. I now struggle to speak as I have a condition called aphasia. It all started with a sore head one Sunday morning. I didn’t feel quite right, I struggled to speak, and I just thought I […]

When Len Northfield was 28-years-old, he woke on a hospital trolley receiving emergency treatment. Len’s last thought prior to that moment was to bid the world goodbye as he attempted to take his own life. Len said: “I still remember coming to and being surrounded by medics intent on saving my life and being angry […]

Congratulations to Margaret Kelly, cancer service manager at Monklands Hospital, who achieved a fantastic accolade at the recent Top Healthcare Manager Award. Margaret was runner-up out of a total of 24 nominations for the award, run by the Institute of Healthcare Management Scotland (IHM). The award is for managers who “have gone above and beyond […]