Jim reminds others to take the test

Jim reminds others to take the test

A Lanarkshire man is urging others to take up the offer of the free bowel screening test, after his routine bowel screening picked up cancer. Jim Green was diagnosed with bowel cancer earlier this year. Jim said: “I have done my bowel screening test religiously since I turned 50. At first I thought I would […]

Attention all NMAHPs: Brief ONE-HOUR event on NMC revalidation Thursday 7th December!

Attention all NMAHPs: Brief ONE-HOUR event on NMC revalidation Thursday 7th December!

With busy diaries and not much time to get away from work, NMHAPs undertaking revalidation can now attend a brief event lasting only one hour and covering the areas that matter most; how do I go about it? what support is out there for me? where do I get the information I need? Knowledge Services […]

World AIDS Day and European HIV Testing Week

World AIDS Day and European HIV Testing Week

December 1st is just around the corner and it can mean only one thing: time to get out the red ribbons!  This year for World AIDS Day and European HIV Testing Week we’re part of the movement across Scotland asking individuals, organisations and politicians: What Will You Do? There’s a lot we can all do […]

John's campaign national conference

John’s campaign national conference

NHS Lanarkshire hosted the first ever national John’s Campaign conference. Senior nurses and other senior staff from health and care providers from around Scotland attended the event in Hamilton. Gillian McAuley, chief of nursing services at Wishaw General Hospital, said: “The event provided attendees with information about John’s Campaign and the opportunity to make pledges […]

Three Lanarkshire hospitals seal university status

Three Lanarkshire hospitals seal university status

All three NHS Lanarkshire acute hospitals have been renamed to reflect their new university status. Thanks to a ground-breaking partnership between NHS Lanarkshire, Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) and the University of the West of Scotland (UWS); the hospitals are now University Hospital Hairmyres, University Hospital Monklands and University Hospital Wishaw. Calum Campbell, NHS Lanarkshire Chief […]