St Andrew's Hospice Abbamania Night - Friday 24 June

St Andrew’s Hospice Abbamania Night – Friday 24 June

St Andrew’s Hospice will hold an Abbamania night on Friday 24 June in the Colville Park Club, Motherwell to raise vital funds for the charity. Tickets, priced £25, can be purchased by contacting the fundraising team on 01236 766951.

New general manager at ISS

Hairmyres’ new retail catering manager, David Borland, is stepping up to the plate to provide five star catering service for his customers. With a background in international hospitality management, David has worked in a five star hotel as well as an operational manager for a large hotel chain. David said: “Since my switch to hospital […]

Catherine Stewart retires

Catherine Stewart retires

Friends and colleagues paid a fond farewell to receptionist Catherine Stewart who retired in March after 25 years service. Catherine (Cath), who worked in the out-patient department (reception B) at Wishaw General Hospital, began her career with NHS Lanarkshire in 1991 as a receptionist at Strathclyde Hospital, Motherwell.  In 1996, Cath moved to Law House […]

Marie is midwife of the year

Marie is midwife of the year

All of our midwives are fantastic but Marie Carroll-Smith has been judged extra special. Marie, who works at Wishaw General Hospital, has been honoured as the Mums’ Midwife of the Year 2016 for Scotland. The prestigious title is one of The Royal College of Midwives’ Annual Midwifery Awards. Marie was nominated by local woman Lynn […]

Clarifying press report

Clarifying press report

The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]