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Tackling inequality scoops prize for team

Tackling inequality scoops prize for team

LAMS scooped one of the UK’s top midwifery prizes at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Awards. Specialist midwives Lorraine Farrow, Linsey Ann McKean and Liz Walsh won the President’s Award for reducing inequalities for their initiative to support women in pregnancy with a current or recent history of drug or alcohol problems. Cathy […]

Step up for the distance challenge

Step up for the distance challenge

Staff in the busy the busy emergency department at Hairmyres Hospital are used to being on their feet all day – so they thought they might as well see how much ground they actually cover.   They’ve signed up for the Step Count Challenge, wearing pedometers to log how many steps they do over a […]

Staff recognised at awards ceremony

Staff recognised at awards ceremony

Healthcare staff from across Lanarkshire were recognised for the inspirational work that they do in the second annual staff awards ceremony. The ceremony, which was held on 17 May, was opened by writer, broadcaster and stand-up comedian Susan Morrison. It saw staff being rewarded under nine separate award categories. The award categories were: Outstanding Individual […]

Quitting is easier than you think

Quitting is easier than you think

A group of NHS West of Scotland Laundry staff, who quit smoking 12 weeks before the New Year, celebrated 2017 smoke-free. Steven McArthur, Jim Allan, Moira Hands and Senga Whitelaw quit with the help of NHS Lanarkshire’s Nurse Specialist Stop Smoking Service. For two of them, it was an unexpected surprise. Moira explained: “Myself and […]

Shortlisted nominees announced for Staff Awards

Shortlisted nominees announced for Staff Awards

Excitement is building for NHS Lanarkshire’s annual staff awards ceremony which will be held on Wednesday 17 May 2017. Congratulations to everyone who was nominated for the awards and thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination. All individuals and members of the teams who have reached the final stage have been invited to attend the […]