Ethel Cunningham retires

Ethel Cunningham retires

Friends and colleagues gathered to pay a fond farewell to Ethel Cunningham who retired in March after a remarkable 42 years service. The community staff nurse, who was based at Bellshill community health centre, joined the NHS in 1975 as a registered general nurse at Edinburgh Royal Hospital. After completing her training, Ethel took up […]

Video highlights integration in South Lanarkshire

An online video has been released which captures the spirit of health and social care integration in South Lanarkshire in a nutshell. Some of those at the heart of the process have summed up what integration means to them in three words, including representatives of the voluntary sector, health and social care staff and unpaid […]

Film highlights integration in North Lanarkshire

A new film has been published as the integration of health and social care goes live in North Lanarkshire. In the short film, Janice Hewitt, chief accountable officer, summarises key messages including setting out the purpose and vision of health and social care North Lanarkshire. Janice explains what the priorities are, talks through the agenda […]

All NMAHPs doing revalidation - Lunch / evening sessions on basic IT and searching skills (delivered by Knowledge Services)

All NMAHPs doing revalidation – Lunch / evening sessions on basic IT and searching skills (delivered by Knowledge Services)

There are a number of one hour sessions for staff aimed at helping develop basic IT skills linked to revalidation and reflective practice. The content of these sessions may vary depending on the needs of the user or group, but they will be delivered with the following in mind: • Introduction to IT and searching […]

Lanarkshire man praises health and social care team

Lanarkshire man praises health and social care team

A MAN who once coordinated a rapid response emergency service for dairy farmers – including those working for the Queen – has praised a health and social care team in his own time of need. Along with his late wife Ida, Allan Snowden (90), from Biggar ran a service which could be dispatched at short […]