A medical secretary at Hairmyres Hospital scooped a top prize at the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Lesley Smith’s photograph of the demolition of the iconic Red Road flats in Glasgow earned her first place in the Urban View category. Lesley said: “When I received the email at first I thought it was a wind-up […]

Knowledge Services are currently updating their collection across all NHS Lanarkshire library sites. The following books have been recently added to the Hairmyres Hospital library collection: Book Title ISBN 101 Mindful Arts-Based Activities to Get Children and Adolescents Talking 9781785927317 Aromatherapy, Massage and Relaxation in Cancer Care 9781848192812 Artistic Music Therapy 9781937440909 Assessing Adoptive Parents, […]

Andrew Craig, Medical Illustration design team leader, took time out of his Christmas to play Santa and brighten the day of some of the older patients at Hairmyres. Andrew is a Scout leader so his elves were 20 of his Beaver and Cub Scouts, from 6th East Kilbride, who also generously spent some of their […]

NHS Lanarkshire has launched a comprehensive plan for the busy winter period – and is urging the public to be ready too. The health board’s robust plan will ensure patients continue to receive high-quality care throughout the winter months. Now healthcare staff are encouraging locals to have their own preparations in place and to play […]

Friends and colleagues gathered to pay a fond farewell to Susan Johnstone who retired after 35 years’ service. The eHealth service delivery manager, who was based at Kirklands Headquarters, Bothwell, joined the health service in 1981 when she took up employment with the former Glasgow Health Board. In 1987, Susan joined NHS Lanarkshire where she […]