Being in hospital can be distressing for people with dementia. However changes to the ward, such as the colour of the doors, floors, walls and how signage appears, can have a real calming effect. NHS Lanarkshire has been at the forefront of this work. In fact, the signage that has been used within the care […]

The Medicine for the Elderly team at Monklands Hospital scooped the award for ‘top team’ at the Scottish Health Awards 2014 in recognition of their invaluable contribution to Scottish healthcare. The multi-disciplinary team were awarded for their work to improve standards of care within their speciality which has resulted in greater patient engagement and shorter […]

A Gartcosh student is set to embark on the ultimate gap year, with a little help from Monklands Hospital’s travel clinic. Lucy Bryce is due to travel to Blantyre in Malawi, where she will volunteer with the Project Trust charity. The seventeen year old, will spend a year working in a children’s care home before […]

The Lanarkshire Beatson will be the smartest looking radiotherapy department in the country. That is according to Robert Scott, lead therapy radiographer, who will have day-to-day responsibility for operational issues at the satellite centre. Robert is a good judge, having worked in several centres in England before heading north last year. Robert said: “I am […]