Chief Executive Calum Campbell has launched a final prize for staff who have had their flu vaccine, and it has potential to be the biggest prize yet! The last raffle prize will see a cash sum being given to one lucky winner. From now until the 18 December, Calum will be adding £100 into the […]

NHS Lanarkshire has made further improvements to the provision of patient catering.   Inpatients across the three acute hospitals are now offered an afternoon snack of tea and biscuits so that they can have something to eat between lunch and dinner.   Frances Dodd, divisional nurse director for the acute division, said: “We are committed […]

The Food, Fluid and Nutrition Steering Group have introduced a number of guidance documents to support staff providing care to patients and their families. One of which is the Weigh Back Home document. This supports people at home to make appropriate choices to support weight gain in people who have lost significant amounts of weight […]

Encouraging progress is being made through our Primary Care and Mental Health Transformation Programme since our last Pulse update in June. In this edition we look at the latest developments in three key areas of the programme that are improving patient access to general practice. Right Person, First time General Practice and Community Redesign is […]