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Car park at renal unit Monklands Hospital

Resurfacing work at Monklands Hospital

30/01/2012

Resurfacing work is due to begin on the car park area next to the renal unit at Monklands Hospital from Friday 3 February.

Photo of NHS Lanarkshire and Viridor representatives at recycling plant

New waste recycling contract

30/01/2012

A new waste contract between NHS Lanarkshire and disposal specialists Viridor will boost the health board’s recycling rates and help reduce waste disposal costs.

Dr Harpreet Kohli

Public health videos now available

25/01/2012

Video clips highlighting key health issues and population trends in Lanarkshire are now available on NHS Lanarkshire’s website.

Stonehouse smoke cessation group

19/01/2012

Residents of Stonehouse and the surrounding area who would like 2012 to be the year they quit smoking, are being invited to a new cessation group in the town.

Mark Hall, clinical teaching fellow, from Wishaw General’s accident and emergency department, with Caroline Burke and pupils Fra

First Medical Careers Day at NHS Lanarkshire

19/01/2012

Trying CPR techniques and how to apply plastercasts were only two of the opportunities for school pupils at NHS Lanarkshire’s first ever Medical Careers Day held on 18 January 2012.

From left; Susan Cotterill, lead occupational therapist, and specialist occupational therapists Barbara Bryant and Fiona Ramsay.

Helping adults with learning difficulties

17/01/2012

Helping adults with learning difficulties was the key theme to an Occupational Therapy event held by NHS Lanarkshire at Kirklands.

SPSO Report - December 2011

28/12/2011

Staff praised by health board chiefs

23/12/2011

NHS Lanarkshire’s staff were praised by the health board’s chief executive and chairman for their hard work and dedication in 2011.

NHS Lanarkshire staff with Santa and his elves

NHS staff raise £625 for Cash for Kids

22/12/2011

Santa arrived at NHS Lanarkshire’s headquarters in Kirklands on Wednesday 22 December and helped staff raise £625 for Cash for Kids.

Albert Yeung collects dental prize

Oral health team collect dental award

21/12/2011

NHS Lanarkshire’s oral health team has picked up a prestigious dental award. The team won the Keith Woods Memorial Prize for a written submission on the oral health needs assessment of homeless people in Lanarkshire.

Duncan Stang, seated on the right, with the Hairmyres research team.

Study on insoles could prevent amputations

21/12/2011

Innovative research carried out at Hairmyres Hospital could help reduce the likelihood of diabetes sufferers developing foot ulcers requiring an amputation.

Picture of teacher and pupils at Holy Cross High School

Teachers' gift to organ donation

20/12/2011

Teachers at Holy Cross High School in Hamilton donated £1300 to the organ donation service in memory of their former pupil Daryl Turley to help raise awareness of organ donation.

Photo of the front cover of NHS Lanarkshire's Annual Report for 2010-11

Praise for healthcare staff in annual report

09/12/2011

The Lanarkshire NHS Board Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11 have now been published and highlight some of the health board’s achievements during the financial year.

Weather affects mobile breastscreening clinics

08/12/2011

The breastscreening mobile clinics which were due to be held in Newmains and Lanark on the afternoon of Thursday 8 December have been cancelled.

Hospital Car Park

Proposed Changes to Car Parking at Hospitals and Health Centres

05/12/2011

NHS Lanarkshire is looking for views on how to improve parking at hospitals and health centres for patients, visitors and staff

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