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Kilbryde Hospice bungee jump

Kilbryde Hospice has teamed up with Highland Fling to offer an exciting bungee jump challenge on Saturday 10 October.  You will travel to the beautiful Pitlochry to bungee jump from the scenic Killiecrankie Pass from a height of 132ft. However, this will be a bungee with a difference – not only will there be spots […]

Paula is new head

Paula is new head

Paula Macleod has been appointed interim head of the mental health and learning disability service replacing Jim Wright who retired in June. Paula has worked in mental health for over 30 years since starting her career in Glasgow’s Leverndale Hospital in 1984. She moved to Lanarkshire in 2005 becoming service manager for Rutherglen and Cambuslang […]

You can now borrow iPads from Knowledge Services

You can now borrow iPads from Knowledge Services

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 […]

Positive moves to lessen suicide toll

Positive moves to lessen suicide toll

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), over 800,000 people take their own life every year. Here in Lanarkshire there is a ‘Movement for Change’ to challenge the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health. An event was held earlier this year in Lanarkshire to bring partners together from a host of organisations to allow […]

Integration newsletters now available

The latest newsletters on the integration of health and social care have now been published. As well as the latest developments, the respective third editions for North and South Lanarkshire map out the next key phase of integration. Integration is focused on person-centred care, health, planning and delivery so people get the right advice and support […]