NHS Lanarkshire

Marking #KangarooCareAwarenessDay A special Bookbug session in our Special Care Baby Unit brought stories, songs and moments of connection for babies and their families.

Exam time can feel overwhelming for young people and families. Mental health and wellbeing support is available for stress, anxiety and everyday worries, across Lanarkshire. Directory: nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/services/child… Kooth: kooth.com PeerChat: themix.org.uk/get-support/pe…

The incident at Blantyre Health Centre has now been stood down by Police Scotland and staff are being allowed back into the building. This incident has caused disruption this morning, however, patients should attend planned appointments this afternoon and tomorrow.

Blantyre Health Centre is currently closed due to an ongoing incident. We are asking patients due to attend the centre not to turn up until further notice. We thank the public for their patience and understanding and an update will be provided as soon as possible.

One of our public health consultants has told of her adventurous Himalayan trekking challenge to help Scots beat bowel cancer. Full story nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/news-celia-com…

Due to emergency gas works in the area, our Out of Hours Service will relocate from Douglas Street Community Health Centre (Hamilton) to Airdrie Community Health Centre tonight. We apologise for any inconvenience. nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/out-of-hours-s…

Lanarkshire NHS Board will meet on Wed 25 March, 9.30am, meeting room 10, Kirklands HQ, Bothwell & via MS Teams. If you wish to watch the proceedings, or attend the meeting in person, visit nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/about-us/board/ for contact details and to access agenda/papers.

Tomorrow (21) is World Down Syndrome Day to raise global awareness, advocate for rights, and celebrate the inclusion of people with Down syndrome. The staff in ward 8 at University Hospital Wishaw today wore odd socks to promote awareness #LotsOfSocks

Lanark Health Centre is currently experiencing technical difficulties with its phone and IT systems We apologise to those who have been unable to reach the centre by phone Work is underway to fix the issues as soon as possible and we'll let you know when the phones are working

Our maternity service is having problems with their telephone lines for the Early Pregnancy Assessment Service and triage departments. Unfortunately, our call waiting system is not working. If you call us and get an engaged tone, please keep trying. Thank you for your patience.

We want to hear from young people aged 11-18 years across Scotland to help us understand how young people make decisions about having a vaccine and what improvements could be made to vaccination services. It's open until 1st March. Find out more at youthlink.scot/news/views-on-…

Essential surface repair work will take place in the front car park at University Hospital Wishaw from Saturday 14 to Monday 16 February. Thank you for your patience while this essential work is completed. nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/news-uhw-carpa…

Essential surface repair work will take place in the front car park at University Hospital Wishaw from Saturday 14 to Monday 16 February. Thank you for your patience while this essential work is completed. nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/news-uhw-carpa…

Essential surface repair work will take place in the front car park at University Hospital Wishaw from Saturday 14 to Monday 16 February. Thank you for your patience while this essential work is completed. nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/news-uhw-carpa…

Essential surface repair work will take place in the front car park at University Hospital Wishaw from Saturday 14 to Monday 16 February. Thank you for your patience while this essential work is completed. nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/news-uhw-carpa…

Essential surface repair work will take place in the front car park at University Hospital Wishaw from Saturday 14 to Monday 16 February. Thank you for your patience while this essential work is completed. nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/news-uhw-carpa…

The Minister for Social Care & Mental Wellbeing visited University Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire to meet our Home Assessment Team. They support eligible patients to return home, with up to 2 weeks of wrap-around care, supporting people to recover where they feel best.

Danone recalls several Aptamil and Cow & Gate First Infant Milk and Follow on Milk formula products because of the possible presence of cereulide (toxin). Access the full alert: bit.ly/3ZhpUn5 #FoodAlert

By stopping smoking, your health will benefit but you will also save money. Whether you’re ready to stop, or just beginning to think about it, the Quit Your Way Scotland advice and support service is here to help. 📞0800 84 84 84 ✍️Leave your details: ow.ly/P8XQ50Ls3Xp

Reminder - Residents in Netherton, Wishaw have until 3 Feb to give their views on whether they feel they have adequate access to NHS pharmacy services in their area. For more information and to complete the questionnaire, visit nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/get-involved/c…