Taking the lead in quality improvement

Taking the lead in quality improvement

Four staff have shown their “ScIL” by successfully completing a quality improvement course. The Scottish Improvement Leader (ScIL) programme is a lead-level quality improvement (QI) programme developed by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) in partnership with the Scottish Government. ScIL aims to develop people to lead large-scale improvement projects within their organisation as well as […]

Scotland’s newest radiotherapy centre opens this month

Scotland’s newest radiotherapy centre opens this month

The Lanarkshire Beatson, Scotland’s newest radiotherapy centre, will open to patients on 30 November. Ahead of the opening, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing visited the centre at Monklands Hospital, Airdrie. Speaking about the new facility Shona Robison said: “Demand for radiotherapy treatment is set to increase significantly over the next ten years as […]

Fireworks display Strathclyde Country Park, 5 November

Fireworks display Strathclyde Country Park, 5 November

Remember, remember the North and South Lanarkshire Council fireworks display takes place in Strathclyde Country Park on Thursday 5 November. The bonfire will be lit at 7.15pm with the fireworks at 8pm. Entry is free.

Councillor Jim Smith, Chair of North Lanarkshire Joint Integration Board, Janice Hewitt, Chief Accountable Officer and Dr Avril Osborne, Vice Chair North Lanarkshire Joint Integration Board.

Janice Hewitt’s thoughts as the formal implementation of integration draws closer

As we sit a few months out from the formal implementation date of Health and Social Care Integration I ask, what will change on the 1st April 2016? Well, at midnight that evening I may not think much changed that day. Foresight may tell me it may be a day of progress, challenge, frustration or […]

We are listening – changing the environment

Hello my name is… Lise, I’m the Senior Nurse for Emergency Care for Hairmyres Hospital. Hairmyres Hospital is committed to providing the best possible care for all our patients, as well as supporting families and carers. Coming to hospital when you are ill or injured can be a very worrying and stressful time. The stress […]