3 h. ago NHS Lanarkshire highlights dental support available to residents this winter

NHS Lanarkshire is stressing that maintaining good oral health is an important part of overall wellbeing and that support is available locally for those who need it.

Politics

51 h. ago Deadline approaching for Wishaw residents to have their say on pharmacy services

The Netherton Partnership would like to apply to NHS Lanarkshire to open a new pharmacy offering the full range of NHS pharmaceutical services in Netherton Road.

Events

5 d. ago MSP urging women across Motherwell and Wishaw to attend cervical screening appointments

NHS Lanarkshire is encouraging everyone aged 25 to 64 who is eligible to take up their invitation for cervical screening, highlighting that smear tests can prevent cervical cancer before it develops and save lives.

Politics

6 d. ago NHS Lanarkshire urging women who are eligible to go for potentially life

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week begins on January 19, putting a spotlight on the importance of the test.

Politics

8 d. ago NHS Lanarkshire appoints new director of research, innovation and academic partnerships

Professor W Gordon Mackay, known as Gordie, took up his role on January 5.

Politics

9 d. ago NHS Lanarkshire vaccination team offering flu vaccine to nursery children who missed out during previous visits

This is the first year the health board has provided the flu vaccine in nursery premises.

Sport

2 w. ago Cruel support worker held boiling kettle over autistic resident and told them to open their mouth

Graham Dale repeatedly laughed at, ridiculed, swore at and direct disablist comments towards the resident, known only as ‘AA,’ during the shocking incident.

Politics

2 w. ago NHS Lanarkshire urging extra care as icy conditions can significantly increase risk of falls and injuries

The current cold snap has seen a noticeable rise in patients attending Lanarkshire A&E departments with orthopaedic injuries as a result of slips and falls, particularly among older adults.

Events

2 w. ago Lanarkshire’s health and social care chief officers thank families helping loved ones return home safely from hospital

As hospital and community services continue to manage winter pressures, both health and social care partnerships are working closely with NHS Lanarkshire hospital staff using the Discharge without Delay approach.

Society

3 w. ago The pioneering light boxes helping Orkney islanders avoid seasonal affective disorder

Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian“Boxes of light” are being used to help people who struggle with low winter mood while living in one of Scotland’s darkest communities as part of a wider research initiative to support the million-plus sufferers of seasonal affective disorder across Britain.Residents of the Orkney Islands have been able to borrow a Wintering Well Box from their library since the clocks went back in October, with the kits already proving “super popular” according to Sue House, an assistant librarian at Orkney Library – the oldest public library in Scotland and coincidentally an online sensation, thanks to its goofy social media presence. Continue reading...

Sport

4 w. ago NHS Lanarkshire using Discharge without Delay (DwD) system to help patients get home as soon as possible

The forward-thinking programme is run by the health board and supported by the two local university health & social care partnerships.

Science

last month NHS Lanarkshire urging residents to only use A&E services for life or limb threatening emergencies

Winter pressures and high demand mean emergency departments are extremely busy.

Events