Sign up to stubbing out for good

The Stop Smoking Service has teamed up with Deaf Services Lanarkshire (DSL) to provide a support group for the deaf community of Lanarkshire. Thought to be the first of its kind in Lanarkshire, the group runs on a Wednesday morning from 10.30 to 11.30 at DSL’s base in the Fountain Business Centre, Coatbridge. Anyone who […]

Cutting tobacco use is new strategy’s aim

NHS Lanarkshire’s new tobacco control strategy – ‘Smoke-free Lanarkshire – for you, for children, forever’- aims to protect children’s health, tackle inequalities and reduce smoking in Lanarkshire from just over 21% to 11% over the next five years. Currently 130,000 adults living in Lanarkshire are smokers, with the majority living in our most deprived areas. […]

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 […]

Inclusion message all around

Inclusion message all around

“What is LGBTI?” banners were displayed across NHS Lanarkshire sites as part of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) History month in February. Chris Kimber, Lanarkshire’s health promotion specialist for the Terrence Higgins Trust, who was part the team who designed the banner, said: “The background design is based on the rainbow flag – an […]