Virtual sing-alongs lead to improved wellbeing

Virtual sing-alongs lead to improved wellbeing

People in their golden years are revelling in the magic of the silver screen – as it forges vibrant, virtual communities across Lanarkshire. The latest video conferencing technology is being used as part of an initiative at some local authority and independent sector care homes across the area with residents linking in with each other […]

Retirement of Maureen Woods

Retirement of Maureen Woods

Colleagues paid a special farewell to team leader Maureen Woods who retired in July after 34 years service. Maureen, who was part of the harm reduction team at Coathill Hospital, initially worked as an enrolled nurse at Hartwood Hospital before embarking on a bridging course to become a staff nurse. Whilst in this role, Maureen […]

Curtain call for theatre support

Curtain call for theatre support

Ten clinical support workers are taking part in an innovative training programme in partnership with Borders College. Once complete they will become qualified theatre associate practitioners. Fiona Cowan, senior nurse, said: “We are excited to introduce associate practitioners to our theatre department at Wishaw General. new posts are the first cohort throughout theatre academy and […]

Sign of the times

Sign of the times

The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team won an award for best poster presentation at the Infection Prevention Society in Manchester in September 2017. IPC nurse Nicola McLean (left) collected the award for the poster on the topic of ‘Vascular access device system assessment – a vital step before attempting system improvement’. Nicola received the […]

‘Modernising Outpatients Using Attend Anywhere’ event – Friday 15 December

‘Modernising Outpatients Using Attend Anywhere’ event – Friday 15 December

An event entitled ‘Modernising Outpatients Using Attend Anywhere’ will be held on Friday 15 December at the Tontine Building, Glasgow School of Art, 20 Trongate, Glasgow from 10.30am to 3pm. The joint event will support and promote the use of video consulting as a tool to re-design outpatient services. The event will feature: an update […]