Daniel's close shave raises thousands

Daniel’s close shave raises thousands

Clinical services secretary Collette Hamill is bristling with delight after her brother raised nearly £4000 for charity by shaving off his bushy beard. NHS Lanarkshire staff were among the generous supporters who sponsored Daniel Hamill to have his face fuzz chopped after he’d grown it for two years. Daniel raised around £3750 in aid of […]

Our Jackie wins national support award

Our Jackie wins national support award

Jackie Tudhope, scooped the Support Worker Award at this year’s Scottish Annual Health Awards. Jackie, who is a nursing assistant in the emergency care unit at Wishaw General Hospital, said: “I am absolutely delighted. I got into nursing by being a domestic and the charge nurse said to me, ‘Do you not think you should go […]

Allan earns fellowship

Allan earns fellowship

NHS Lanarkshire biomedical scientist Allan Wilson has received the Royal College of Pathologists’ highest honour. Allan, lead biomedical scientist in the pathology laboratory at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie, has been made an honorary fellow of the college, joining a list of distinguished names that includes Nobel Prize winners. Allan, 56, from Cumbernauld, is only the […]

Make your nominations for awards now!

Make your nominations for awards now!

Healthcare staff from across Lanarkshire are to be recognised for the inspirational work that they do, in a new awards programme. Patients, visitors and staff are being given the opportunity to nominate staff and volunteers from across the organisation for the care that they provide. The nomination period will run until 31 January 2016, with […]

Public Health Annual Report

The latest NHS Lanarkshire Annual Report of the Director of Public Health has now been published. The report, which covers the 2014/15 period, provides an overview of the health of the population of Lanarkshire and what is being done to protect and improve it. The report also notes the work being carried out to reduce […]