NHS Lanarkshire teamed up with Lanarkshire Carers Centre to run a special event for female carers from ethnic minority backgrounds. The 10 members of the International Women’s Group were given expert advice on “moving and handling” to help them to look after the people they care for. Translation into Punjabi and Urdu was provided to […]

Members of the Bellshill Public Partnership Forum (PPF) have welcomed the adaptations at Bellshill Community Health Clinic (BCHC). Duncan McLoud and Laura Campbell – who are also the respective chair and vice chair of the Bellshill Community Forum – were also delighted with the array of services based in the clinic. They include: podiatry speech […]

NHS Lanarkshire is introducing parents to a special programme to help them support children who have autism or other challenges with social interaction. Mums and dads have praised the sessions, which highlight the benefits of Talkability, a method that helps parents support the improvement of their children’s “people skills”. Talkability gives parents tools to help […]

A specialist dental nurse from Lanarkshire has been hailed as Scotland’s “star” performer in a prestigious awards ceremony. Linda McPartlin, who works in NHS Lanarkshire’s Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie, was voted the Dental Care Professional Star at the annual Scottish Dental Awards. Linda, from Hamilton, said she was delighted […]

NHS Lanarkshire and its partners celebrated Dementia Awareness Week, which took place from 30 May to 5 June. The theme was ‘Let’s challenge dementia together’ and aimed to raise awareness of dementia, dispel common misconceptions about dementia, raise funds to support the work of Alzheimer Scotland and build on last year’s theme of ‘Let’s talk […]