A Scotland-wide campaign to raise public awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis was launched at University Hospital Wishaw. The campaign was launched by Health Secretary Shona Robison where she met the healthcare professionals who developed an innovative early-warning system for the early diagnosis of patients with sepsis and ensure arrangements to treat them […]

The SSTS (Scottish Standard Time System) services for NHS Lanarkshire have transferred to the SSTS Team based in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Roseann Nelson, payroll manager, said: “Staff should not have noticed any real difference under the new arrangements. “The transfer has not changed how you access SSTS, the BOXI reporting function or workload tools, staff should continue to access and operate these as […]

Karen Goudie has been appointed as the new chief of nursing services at University Hospital Monklands. Most recently Karen was the nurse consultant for older people in acute care leading front door services and advanced practice in NHS Fife. She is also the national clinical lead for Excellence in Care and latterly Improving Care for […]

Turas, the new national electronic system to record annual KSF reviews will go live in NHS Lanarkshire on the 1 April 2018. The old e-KSF system switched off on 31 January 2018 and is now available in a read only format. Isabel Doris, organisational development programme manager, who is overseeing Turas introduction in Lanarkshire said: […]

Healthy Working Lives (HWL) will be undertaking a month of activity over March to raise awareness of the issue of second hand smoke. Despite the smoking ban in public places being in force for over a decade now, smoking remains a major cause for concern within the workplace, as some staff are still being exposed […]