NHS Lanarkshire has recently developed a new mobile phone app to help young people get better and, more accurate and timely information on sexual health services. The ‘YP Services’ app, informs of ‘Young People (YP) Sexual Health Clinics’ which offer a range of services for young people aged 20 and under. The services include contraception, STI […]

Congratulations to Liz Woods, who won a bumper basket of fruit and vegetables after taking part in the 5-a-day challenge, run by the Kirklands Healthy Working Lives team last month. Liz, eHealth/ICT senior information analyst at Kirklands, won by filling in a survey before and after the campaign, which challenged staff to increase the portions […]

Lanarkshire’s three acute hospitals are in the top seven performing hospitals in Scotland for reduction in hospital standardised mortality ratios (HSMR). The most recent figures show University Hospital Wishaw is the most improved hospital in Scotland with a 25.8 per cent reduction. Dr Jane Burns, acute divisional medical director, said: “I am extremely pleased with […]

Staff are being encouraged to give feedback on their experiences of using NHS Lanarkshire services. As part of NHS Lanarkshire’s commitment to improving patient experience, the ‘See it, Say it, Do it’ campaign is asking staff to raise anything that they feel needs awareness. This could be anything from praising a member of staff to […]

NHS Lanarkshire has a duty to record and learn from adverse events. And now a new documentation toolkit and pathway have been developed to help staff who are involved in the reviews of the most serious (Category 1) events. Gillian Airns, project manager for adverse events, said: “The way in which we record and categorise […]