by Peter Bainbridge | Oct 2, 2020 | News
The NLC interim homeworking scheme has gone live. Members who have been designated as Homeworkers or Agile Homeworkers by their manager will be sent a Variation to Contract. This changes only the workplace element of your employment contract and is temporary until...
by Peter Bainbridge | Jun 30, 2020 | News
We know that you will have been surprised by Scottish Government’s announcement last week that they are planning for the full re-opening of schools on 11th August, and early years establishments from the 15th July, and we know that this has raised a number of...
by Peter Bainbridge | May 15, 2020 | News
Please find the guidance in the link below. Covid-19-School-and-ELC-Closures-Supplementary-Guidance-inc.-face-coverings-3Download
by Peter Bainbridge | May 6, 2020 | News
On Friday 10 April, North Lanarkshire Council, North Lanarkshire Health and Care Partnership, GMB, Unison and Unite issued a joint statement making clear that social and home care workers could wear a fluid resistant face mask along with other appropriate PPE where...
by Peter Bainbridge | May 4, 2020 | News
Please find the Newsletter below. Newsletter-May-2020Download
by Peter Bainbridge | Apr 10, 2020 | News
The Scottish Government, with the joint trades unions and COSLA, has announced a collective commitment to the UK-wide guidance on the use of protective personal equipment (PPE). In particular, that guidance makes clear that social and home care workers can wear a...
by Peter Bainbridge | Apr 9, 2020 | News
Further to our meeting with the Deputy First Minister, the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and the Cabinet Secretary for Health yesterday afternoon please see the attached joint statement that has been agreed between us on the use of PPE in home and social...
by Peter Bainbridge | Apr 8, 2020 | News
The Scottish Government with COSLA and the SJC Unions have agreed today that the guidance jointly published by the Department of Health and Social Care, Health Protection Scotland (HPS), Public Health Wales, Public Health Agency Northern Ireland, Public Health England...
by Peter Bainbridge | Mar 27, 2020 | News
NHS Lanarkshire is asking for help from patients in the community to help protect their staff. If you receive a health or social care service at home, or you will be present at friend or family member’s home visit, you must inform the NHS by phone before the...
by Peter Bainbridge | Mar 25, 2020 | News
People across Lanarkshire are being reminded that they must proactively inform visiting community health and social care staff if they are showing signs of having Coronavirus (COVID-19). Patients, service users (or a family member representing someone in receipt of...
