Staff are being asked to be ‘TEAM’ players in a new infection prevention and control campaign launching in the spring. The campaign aims to encourage all staff to remind their colleagues to follow hand hygiene procedures. Emer Shepherd, head of infection prevention and control, said: “The best teams look out for each other and we […]

A range of staff play a key role in surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance so it’s important to be aware of upcoming changes. These take effect on 1 April in a bid to further reduce the risk of healthcare associated infection (HAI). A group was set up in response to a request by the HAI […]

A special calendar has been created to encourage healthy eating among people who have learning disabilities. The Adult Learning Disability Service’s physiotherapy department runs weekly exercise classes called CIRC8 around Lanarkshire and the Nutrition Matters calendar was developed by the service’s dietetic department. Specialist dietitian Gemma McGowan said: “We felt it would be useful for […]

A new website promoting healthy living for children has launched. Healthy Schools is an online resource for teachers and health practitioners who help support the health and wellbeing of nursery and primary-aged children. The site was developed by Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership. The Healthy Schools […]