Infant feeding policy updated

Our updated Infant Feeding Policy has a new requirement for staff. If a breastfeeding mother is admitted for general care to our acute hospitals, staff should provide or seek appropriate support to enable the mother to continue breastfeeding. Advice on medicines should be sought from your ward pharmacist or the pharmacy medicines information department on […]

A positive week in the press

A positive week in the press

NHS Lanarkshire received a lot of positive coverage in the press this week. The Bellshill Speaker and Motherwell Times highlighted that Leigh-Ann Johnstone took the prize for Maternity Support Worker of the Year in the Royal College of Midwives Annual Awards. The Evening Times, Hamilton Advertiser, Bellshill Speaker and Motherwell Times carried the story of […]

New initiative helps patients with dementia

New initiative helps patients with dementia

A ground-breaking initiative to help patients with dementia has been launched at Wishaw General Hospital and Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride. Both hospitals have joined John’s Campaign, a national programme which supports people with dementia by ensuring their families and carers can stay with them on the ward round-the-clock. NHS Lanarkshire’s participation was spearheaded in […]

St Andrew’s Hospice Pearl Tea Parties

St Andrew’s Hospice will celebrate its 30th anniversary on 26 April.  To mark the occasion, the hospice is inviting you to hold your own Pearl Tea Fundraiser Party during April and May to raise vital funds for its capital appeal. Nine million pounds is needed by 2019 to refurbish the hospice’s inpatient unit. Get together with friends, […]

Park smart – leave disabled bays for blue badge holders

To ensure that disabled people are able to conveniently use NHS Lanarkshire services, we provide designated parking bays at our hospitals and other sites. John Paterson, property and support services (PSSD) general manager, said: “Disabled person’s parking bays are clearly marked in yellow to show that the space has been reserved for people who have […]