A new campaign to promote cervical screening will run for five weeks from 8 February. It is aimed at women aged 25-35, who are from lower socio-economic groups and areas of low uptake, and will use digital channels, such as Facebook, and cinema advertising. Uptake of cervical screening is lowest amongst 20-30 year olds. Screening […]

A new specialist service to provide accessible, credible and coordinated support for veterans and their families with life after the armed forces has officially opened in Lanarkshire. Veterans First Point (V1P) Lanarkshire seeks to support veterans in all aspects of their lives, including welfare, housing, mental and physical well being. The free to use service […]

Congratulations to the 28 nurses and allied health professionals who have graduated from the urgent care course, formally known as MINTS (Minor/Major Injury/Illness Nurse Treatment Service). Veronica Kellighan, NHS Lanarkshire risk management facilitator/MINTS admin, said: “Lanarkshire’s MINTS service has grown significantly over the past few years due to hard work and commitment from our dedicated […]

The Houldsworth Centre has won an award in the prestigious Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning, partnership category. Judges said the project was “a superb outcome for the size and complexity of the project – all in keeping with Town Centre First Principle” and they “welcomed the ambition of both NHS Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire […]

Work is underway to take forward the plans set out in NHS Lanarkshire’s healthcare strategy Achieving Excellence. Nearly 2,000 stakeholders from across Lanarkshire took part in a public consultation on the strategy from 2 August to 1 November. NHS Lanarkshire chief executive Calum Campbell said: “We are grateful to everyone who took the time to […]