Lorraine McPherson, staff nurse at Strathcarron Hospice, will give a presentation on ‘I’d hold the mirror so she could brush her own hair: an informal caregiver’s perception of their role in providing personal care in a hospice setting’ at the next St Andrew’s Hospice lecture. The lecture, which is free to attend, will take place in […]

The Lanarkshire Community Food and Health Partnership, in partnership with Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire, will hold a free healthy family cooking course at the Joe McKay Centre, Bellshill. The course will be tailored towards healthy family meals, planning and budgeting as well as nutritional advice. The course will be facilitated by a qualified […]

The Scottish Government funded Lanarkshire care framework for Huntington’s Disease (HD) will be launched at Kirklands Headquarters, Bothwell on the afternoon of Tuesday 23 October in the lecture theatre, Ken Corsar Medical Education Training Centre. The event is open to health and social care staff and HD families throughout the area. Speakers will include John […]

To mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9–15 October), a commemorative memory tree has been placed in the sanctuary of University Hospital Wishaw.  People can write a tag in memory of a baby/babies and those bereaved by baby loss during pregnancy, at birth or afterwards and put it on the tree. A candle will be placed beside […]

The Haven will hold a vintage afternoon tea at the South Dalziel Studios, Motherwell on Sunday 25 November at 2pm. The event will feature raffles, a tombola, stalls and live music. Tickets, priced at £12.50, and can be purchased by telephoning 01698 366948. Stalls will open at noon. For more information, please telephone 01698 366948 […]