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Saints and scroungers

NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services (CFS) has worked closely with a TV production company over recent months in the production of two episodes of the forthcoming BBC series, ‘Saints and Scroungers’. The first episode, titled, ‘The Scottish Swindlers and the Stolen Goods’, will be broadcast on Thursday 17 September, BBC1 at 11am and includes the […]

After two transplants, Mary and family are so grateful to donors

After two transplants, Mary and family are so grateful to donors

Mary Moffat’s life was turned upside down when she was told that two of her young children needed life saving heart transplants. The midwife, who works at Wishaw General Hospital, now wants to encourage local residents to join the organ donor register, in a bid to save more lives like her children’s. Mary, from Motherwell, […]

Hundreds of new books and journals being added to collection

Hundreds of new books and journals being added to collection

  Knowledge Services are currently updating their collections across all NHS Lanarkshire sites, covering key areas such as orthopaedic trauma, obstetrics and gynaecology, advanced nursing practice, anaesthesia, information governance and clinical leadership, plus many more. Some examples of books recently purchased include: All-In-One Nursing Care Planning Resource Geriatric Medicine at a Glance Guyton and Hall […]

Teams mark World Sepsis Day

Teams mark World Sepsis Day

Hospitals across Lanarkshire are gearing up to celebrate World Sepsis Day with a series of awareness events. Sepsis claims over 37,000 lives in the UK each year, which is more than prostate, bowel and breast cancer combined. Thanks to early identification and treatment, teams across NHS Lanarkshire have significantly reduced the number of patients contracting […]