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First Minister announces £3.4m for ‘crucial’ NHS apprenticeships

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced funding to support 150 pharmacy apprenticeships. On a visit to University Hospital Monklands on Monday, Ms Sturgeon announced the launch of a new recruitment programme for apprentice pharmacy technicians ...

07 Mar 2022 at 11:25

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Artificial intelligence tech could improve cervical cancer diagnoses, UK experts say

A UK hospital is piloting technology using artificial intelligence and advanced imaging to improve early diagnosis of cervical cancer. University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie said it has become the first hospital in the UK and one of the first in ...

06 Mar 2022 at 08:33

Scotland

Rising Covid cases in Scotland are being ‘intensely monitored’, CMO says

Scotland’s record Covid infection levels and the increasing numbers of people in hospital with the virus are being “scrutinised intensely”, the country’s chief medical officer has said. Professor Sir Gregor Smith spoke out after the data from the ...

12 Mar 2022 at 11:25

Scotland

Council workers support medical staff on wards at under-pressure health board

Council workers are helping medical staff on the wards as a health board’s hospitals face “exceptional” demand, officials said. NHS Lanarkshire said staff from North and South Lanarkshire councils will help staff across its three acute hospitals ...

21 Jan 2022 at 15:55

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NHS Lanarkshire is now ’emergency-only service’, suggests Labour leader

NHS Lanarkshire is now an “emergency-only service”, Anas Sarwar has suggested after the health board said its GPs will focus only on the most serious cases. During First Minister’s Questions on Thursday, Nicola Sturgeon emphasised the impact of ...

13 Jan 2022 at 15:14

Scotland

Five cases of E.coli confirmed in South Lanarkshire

Health officials are investigating after five confirmed cases of E.coli were identified in Biggar, with several linked to a local nursery. NHS Lanarkshire said four of those infected attend a local nursery and the fifth has close links to one ...

30 Sept 2022 at 11:40

Scotland

A&E waiting times match worst level on record

The proportion of people waiting too long at Scotland’s A&E departments has matched the highest level on record, new figures show. A Scottish Government target aims to ensure 95% of those at emergency departments are seen and subsequently ...

19 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Scotland

Health board restricts maternity visiting due to abuse

A health board has restricted visits to one of its maternity units as a result of abuse suffered by staff. Staff in the post natal wards at University Hospital Wishaw, according to NHS Lanarkshire’s chief midwife Cheryl Clark, are being ...

08 Aug 2022 at 21:10

Scotland

NHS spent £163m on compensation to patients since 2018

The NHS paid out more than £160 million in compensation to patients between 2018 and 2022, figures show, with one case involving a baby who died after an improper examination. Freedom of information requests from the Scottish ...

27 May 2023 at 00:01

NHS-police partnership reduces officers’ potential A&E attendance by 80%

A collaboration between police and the NHS to provide “optimum care” to mental health patients has cut officers’ potential A&E attendance by around 80%. Since 2018, NHS Lanarkshire and Police Scotland have worked together to ...

13 Aug 2024 at 17:24

Man who lost leg after quad bike accident now volunteers to help other amputees

A man who lost a leg after a quad bike accident on holiday has told how having an amputation helped him get his life back – and he now volunteers to assist others in a similar situation. Simon Hall, 48, was a passenger on a ...

30 May 2024 at 16:37

Scotland

Class at Scottish primary school told to stay at home amid E.coli outbreak

Children in a class at a Biggar primary school have been told to stay at home after an E.coli outbreak grew to double digits. Ten cases of the bacterial infection have been detected in the town and the primary one/two ...

04 Oct 2022 at 19:32

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