It is estimated that over 60 per cent of Lanarkshire adults are overweight or obese. One NHS initiative which is aiming to improve this is the Weigh to Go (WtG) programme. There are community and workplace versions of the programme with the community combining learning about diet and behaviour change with physical activity in a […]

Average alcohol consumption in Lanarkshire is the second highest in Scotland with around 23 per cent exceeding the recommended weekly limit. If you’re a man who has more than four units a day – two pints of normal strength beer – or a woman who has over three units – about a standard glass of […]

As a health promoting health service, NHS Lanarkshire aims to encourage everyone to make positive health choices. Find out how NHS Lanarkshire can support your healthy choice in 2016 through initiatives like Healthy Working Lives. A poll in January 2015 found that the top five resolutions people made at the start of last year were: […]

NHS Lanarkshire has held its fifth patient safety learning session and has celebrated the successes that have been made to date. The learning sessions have taken place as a major part of the organisations patient safety collaborative. The collaborative aims to ensure that NHS Lanarkshire is the safest health and care system in Scotland. Jane […]