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Make sure IT’s secure

STAFF who use a computer or mobile phone to access our IT systems must now complete the new learnPro module, Introduction to information security. General manager of eHealth Donald Wilson said: “We all have a duty to keep information safe and secure. Anyone who uses email or patient information systems should know and understand NHS Lanarkshire’s […]

Fairwarning

NHS Lanarkshire takes the confidentiality of personal information and its responsibilities under the Data Protection Act very seriously. The FairWarning system identifies when patient information has been accessed inappropriately to protect confidentiality of electronic patient records. Unless you are treating a patient or managing the admin to support treatment you must not access: your own […]

Location, location, location!

Location, location, location!

Are you looking to tap into local services, supports and community groups. Look no further than the online Locator tool – which fuses the wonders of the satellite age with grass-roots voluntary support. Now, at the click of a mouse, residents across South Lanarkshire can pinpoint local voluntary services and groups around them, ranging from […]

Read all about it

Read all about it

Val de Souza, Director of Health and Social Care for South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership publishes a regular blog. The blog – which features prominently on the partnership’s new website www.slhscp.org.uk –  contains strategic updates, important links, news of what’s happening in localities as well Val’s reflections. The blog also sets out details […]

NHSScotland classic golf qualifier

NHSScotland classic golf qualifier

The NHS 4 Nations golf tournament brings together teams from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland to complete for the Red Review Events trophy. This year’s Scottish qualifying event will be held over the Championship East Course at Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, Kirknewton, Edinburgh on Tuesday 15 May. The top ten scores overall will […]