Joint Statement – PPE – Update

by | 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...

Joint Statement Update

by | 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...

Jointly Agreed Statement on PPE

by | 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...

Keeping health and social care staff safe

by | 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...

Underlying Health Conditions

by | Mar 24, 2020 | News

The list of conditions previously released has NOT changed. In addition the council and CLNL will follow the advice on underlying health condition from NHS Scotland. If you have a complex condition or take medication that affects your immune system, have a...

Update – COVID 19

by | Mar 19, 2020 | News

Colleagues, UNISON North Lanarkshire is maintaining daily dialogue with our employers as part of the emergency response to the current pandemic. As you will be aware things are changing almost on an hourly basis and every decision and its consequences are being fully...