NHS Lanarkshire has made significant progress in achieving the goals we set out in Achieving Excellence, our five-year health strategy for Lanarkshire. For example, we have improved our hospital standardised mortality ratio, exceeded national targets for cancer and IVF treatment, improved on our treatment time guarantee targets and all while treating more people. We achieved […]

NHS Lanarkshire is recruiting a new non-executive board member who wants to play a key role in making an impact on the health and well-being of the communities of Lanarkshire and who shares our values and passion for driving forward our vision. This is an exciting time to join the Board of NHS Lanarkshire as […]

There are around a million people in Scotland whose lives are restricted by poverty. Around a quarter of a million of those people are children who are just setting out on their life journey. Poverty can have a detrimental impact on health and well-being outcomes for many children as they grow and will most often […]

Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire secured funding to undertake a short-term project to examine the reasons behind individuals frequently attending the accident and emergency department (A&E) at University Hospital Wishaw (UHW). A small cohort of individuals from the Wishaw and Motherwell localities who frequently attend UHW A&E were identified, with the aim of reducing […]

Scotland’s Service Directory provides easy access to information on a range of health and well-being services. NHS Lanarkshire is one of the pilot board areas and the first to undergo a ‘live’ review of its service information. A small working group, led by the health improvement team, has developed local governance procedures to review service […]