Ever injected? Get tested

Ever injected? Get tested

Around 2000 people in Lanarkshire could be unaware they have a disease that is perfectly treatable. That’s the message Lanarkshire’s Blood Borne Virus (BBV) team aimed to get across on World Hepatitis Day, which fell on Tuesday 28 July, by encouraging people to get a simple test which will detect the presence of hepatitis. Hepatitis […]

A busy week in the press for NHS Lanarkshire

A busy week in the press for NHS Lanarkshire

Last week’s news saw NHS Lanarkshire in the national headlines following the publication of the Ombudsman’s report into a year-long delay in informing a patient of his prognosis. This story featured in the Evening Times, The Herald and on Evening Times Online and BBC News Online. Anyone reading the story couldn’t fail to be shocked […]

Get NHS Discounts on Summer Holiday Family Days Out

Get NHS Discounts on Summer Holiday Family Days Out

The Summer Holidays are a great time to enjoy fun activities with the kids and spend some quality time with them – however, between expensive childcare costs and busy work schedules this can be increasingly difficult. To help you with some of the costs NHS Staff Benefits have arranged discounts for staff with a wide […]

Healthy and happy volunteering roles

Healthy and happy volunteering roles

Cambuslang & Rutherglen – Do you have a spare two to three hours a week? Would you like to help older people living in your community? ReConnect is an exciting new project and is currently recruiting volunteers who can help to tackle isolation which affects so many in our local community. The volunteer would help […]

Double whammy of exercise programmes signal new era of partnership working

Double whammy of exercise programmes signal new era of partnership working

A double whammy of exercise programmes that have proven to be a real tonic for older people in South Lanarkshire have come into sharp focus in a new film.   The projects, which included strength and balance classes and an innovative walking initiative, were launched by Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire (VASLan) as part of the […]