Teams within HR, eHealth, organisational development, Salus, finance, public health, strategic planning (including PSSD), medical and nursing, midwifery and allied health profession (NMAHP) directorates, along with the corporate management team (CMT), are currently being asked to participate in their next cycle of iMatter. Staff in the current cycle have received their questionnaires and are being […]

NHS Lanarkshire strives to be a safe place for staff to raise concerns about matters that are in the public interest. The ‘Whistleblowing’ policy has been developed to reassure staff that it is safe and acceptable to raise concerns and describes the correct procedure for staff to follow. The policy applies to all directly employed […]

Avril Connor, Yasmin Allison, Elaine MacKinnon, Joyce Lynn, Susan Clements, Lesley Fleming and Moira McMurdie receive their certificate of achievement in recognition of over 40 years’ service at the first of three long service celebration afternoon teas. The event, held at University Hospital Wishaw, was opened by Neena Mahal, chair of NHS Lanarkshire with certificates […]

1948 was a fantastic year in history. It was the year in which the first supermarket was established.  George VI was on the throne. The railway was nationalised. The Land Rover was unveiled for the first time and Prince Charles was born. Most importantly, 5 July 1948 was a momentous day for healthcare in Scotland. […]

As part of NHS Lanarkshire’s 70th Anniversary, staff at University Hospital Hairmyres paid tribute to their most famous patient George Orwell. In a new video, staff outlined how his time in Hairmyres shaped his dystopian masterpiece, 1984. George Orwell was admitted to Hairmyres Hospital on Christmas Eve 1947 where he was an inpatient for seven […]