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...
by Peter Bainbridge | Mar 25, 2020 | News
Please find a link below to the latest update from NLC. Coronavirus-UpdatedInfoforStaff24320docx-002Download