36 per cent of NHS Lanarkshire staff said they had experienced emotional/verbal abuse from patients/service users or other members of the public. What about you? The staff survey launches on Tuesday 11 August. Fill in the survey to let us know what you think about working for NHS Lanarkshire and have the chance to win […]

Friends and colleagues bid a fond farewell to Mary Samson, Unison representative and Branch secretary, who retired from the NHS in June after 22 years service. After leaving school in 1968 Mary became a trade union representative and worked in the private sector for 25 years. In 1993 Mary joined NHS Lanarkshire where she was […]

After 32 years service, administration assistant Elspeth Moffat retired from NHS Lanarkshire in May. Elspeth, who was attached to the Property and Support Service Division (PSSD) at Law House, Carluke, joined NHS Lanarkshire in 1983 where she was appointed to manpower services, medical records at Law Hospital. In 1984, Elspeth joined the supplies department and, […]

A double whammy of exercise programmes that have proven to be a real tonic for older people in South Lanarkshire have come into sharp focus in a new film.   The projects, which included strength and balance classes and an innovative walking initiative, were launched by Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire (VASLan) as part of the […]