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Wishaw General Chronic pain team

New chronic pain service

Patients who suffer from chronic pain have hailed two new services opened by NHS Lanarkshire. The new additions in Monklands Hospital and Wishaw General Hospital started in May this year - 27, August 2008

anniversary tea cake cutting

Anniversary retirement tea

NHS Lanarkshire held a special retirement tea for former employees of the NHS. Around 200 turned up at the event to commemorate the contribution of retired members to 60 years of the health service - 8 August 2008

Evening Visitor Service Extension

The Evening Visitor bus service to Monklands Hospital, has proved to be so popular that it has been extended by a further three months. It was due to end in July but it will now carry on until the end of October - 8 August 2008

SMOKING CAUTION: Former World Cup referee Hugh Dallas shows cigarettes the red card. Also pictured are, from left, Smoking Cessation Specialist Nurse Catherine Burke, NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive Tim Davison and Consultant in Public Health Medicine Dr Lesley Armitage.

NHS Lanarkshire launch new smoking ban

HUGH Dallas MBE helped NHS Lanarkshire launch its new No Smoking Policy on Friday 1 August by showing the red card to cigarettes. Smoking is now banned on all the health board’s premises and grounds – including areas around hospital, health centre and clinic entrances and car parks - Monday 4 August 2008

Staff Nurse Rowena Leach, from New Stevenson, will be one of the chemotherapy trained nurses who will offer advice on the new helpline.

New Helpline and Service for Cancer Patients in Lanarkshire

CANCER patients in Lanarkshire will now have access to expert advice and treatment at weekends after a new service was launched at Monklands Hospital. NHS Lanarkshire, in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, will provide a blood transfusion service on Saturdays and Sundays 8am to 5pm - 25 July 2008.

Bishop Joseph Devine, John Richards (Kilbryde Hospice Director), Jim McColl OBE (chairman and chief executive of East Kilbride-based Clyde Blowers and the hospice’s biggest single benefactor), South Lanarkshire Provost Russell Clearie, Kilbryde Hospice Chairman Tony McGuinness and NHS Lanarkshire Chief Executive Tim Davison.

New Palliative Care Centre opens in East Kilbride

PEOPLE with cancer and other serious illnesses will benefit from a new day centre that was officially opened in East Kilbride on Wednesday July 23. The Kilbryde Hospice’s Red Deer Drop-In Centre, run in conjunction with NHS Lanarkshire, will provide palliative care services to an estimated 400 patients each year - 25 July 2008

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Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Report - July 2008

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) laid two reports about NHS Lanarkshire before Scottish Parliament. You can view the reports at: • Report 1 - Clinical Treatment, Communication • Report 2 - Care and Treatment, Record Keeping - Thursday 24 July

New Macmillan head and neck cancer clinical nurse specialist Karen Sheridan, centre, is pictured with senior nurse Graeme McGibbon and Mhairi Simpson, nurse consultant for cancer care.

New service for cancer patients in Lanarkshire

HEAD and neck cancer patients in Lanarkshire are benefiting from a brand new service launched at Monklands Hospital. Karen Sheridan, from Netherburn, near Larkhall, is the first Macmillan head and neck cancer clinical nurse specialist for Lanarkshire and began her new role on Monday, June 30 - Friday 18 July.

left to right, Catherine McKeown, Pauline Creaney and Catherine Brown who were some of the first NHS staff in Scotland to graduate with a new postgraduate certificate

New NHS graduates make the grade

ELEVEN NHS Lanarkshire staff proved they were top of the class by becoming the first in Scotland to achieve a new post graduate certificate.The Essential Development for Clinical Leadership Programme is accredited by Queen Margaret University - 18 July 2008.

2011 games

The 2011 International Children’s Games (ICG) will be coming to Lanarkshire.The news has been welcomed by NHS Lanarkshire as it will provide a massive boost to the health of the local population - 18 July 2008.