University Hospital Wishaw’s Styles and Smiles salon has been named as a finalist in the Best Hospital Care Initiative category of Scotland’s Dementia Awards. The salon offers patients free hair styling and barbering services. Established through a partnership between NHS Lanarkshire, Serco, Summit Healthcare and New College Lanarkshire, the salon features two height-adjustable back-wash sinks, […]

NHS Lanarkshire is encouraging people to consider the alternatives to accident and emergency (A&E) so they don’t visit busy emergency departments for inappropriate reasons. After a summer of unseasonably high demand on A&E services, NHS Lanarkshire is urging people to only attend hospital emergency departments if they require urgent, and immediately necessary, treatment. There are […]

Events to promote Cyclescheme took place at each of NHS Lanarkshire’s three acute hospitals over the summer. Cyclescheme allows staff to buy a bicycle and accessories and save on tax. A representative from a Cyclescheme retailer brought bicycles to each event and answered staff queries. Maps and other information were also available. The event at […]

This year’s Organ Donation Week took place between 2 and 8 September. During the week, individuals were encouraged to take the time to consider organ and tissue donation and to make sure their family is aware of their decision. Currently, at least one person on average dies every day in need of an organ transplant, […]

Fifty-eight-year-old Stephen McLean has found a new lease of life thanks to the support provided by the cardiac rehabilitation unit at University Hospital Hairmyres. In late 2018, Stephen underwent an angioplasty after tests revealed that he suffered from a weakened heart muscle due to a heart attack.  Since January 2019, Stephen has been part of […]