Airdrie Locality Support Services in partnership with Guide Dogs are involved in a Test for Change to encourage blind and partially sighted people resident in the Airdrie area to get out and about, engage in their local community and increase their activity levels with the help of sighted volunteers. Airdrie Locality Rehabilitation Officer, Alex Campbell, […]

A new manager is crediting iMatter for helping her to get to know her new team in depth. Andrea Stewart, directorate support manager for surgical services, moved to her new role at Monklands Hospital earlier this year. Andrea said: “The team report was carried out at a time when I wasn’t the team manager. So […]

NHS Lanarkshire continues its excellent work to reduce hospital standardised mortality ratios (HSMR). Figures reported across Scotland last year, showed the reduction in HSMR between 2009 and December 2015 was 16.5 per cent. 10, out of the 29 hospitals, achieved the 20 per cent target; including all three acute hospitals in Lanarkshire. Dr Iain Wallace, […]

A top Lanarkshire nurse has revealed that skills refined at the frontline of health and social care steeled her through a punishing SAS challenge – and saw her crowned the event’s super trooper. Ultra fit Trudi Marshall won the most outstanding participant award for physical fitness, resilience and leadership shown during the gruelling 48 hour […]