NHS Lanarkshire - Health Improvement

20/11/2025

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that starts on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.
Violence against women and girls is a human rights and a public health issue. In Scotland an estimated one in three women experience domestic abuse at some point in their lives and in the UK, a woman is killed every three days by a partner or ex-partner.
The 16 days’ campaign highlights prevalence and extent of GBV and promotes a call for action to speak up about violence against women and girls. The UN theme for the campaign this year is "UNiTE! End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls".
https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/unite #:~:text=The%20UNITE%20to%20End%20Violence,and%20girls%20around%20the%20world.
For more information on Gender Based Violence Services https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/services/gbv-services

20/11/2025

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20/11/2025

NHS Lanarkshire is proud to join carers organisations from across the country in raising awareness of the rights, entitlements and wider support available for unpaid carers this !

This year’s theme ‘Know your rights, use your rights’ is all about making sure more carers understand their entitlements and feel confident to use them. Find out more at https://www.carersuk.org/news-and-campaigns/our-campaigns/carers-rights-day/

18/11/2025

Its Mouth Cancer Action Month! Be Mouthaware

• Long lasting ulcers, red or white patches and unusual lumps and bumps are three common warning signs of mouth cancer. A simple check takes only 45 seconds and could be life-saving www.mouthcancer.org

17/11/2025

Did you know NHS Lanarkshire offers a Condoms by Post service for free, to anyone with a Lanarkshire address? Find out more at https://buff.ly/r7qJwzx

17/11/2025

🧬 European Testing Week | 17–24 Nov
Early testing saves lives! This week is all about HIV, hepatitis & STI testing—especially for communities facing barriers to care.
✅ Find free, confidential testing near you
✅ Order a self-sample kit
✅ Use & to spread the word

https://testfinder.info/register

Knowing your status means better health and less stigma. Let’s make testing easy and accessible for everyone! 💙

14/11/2025

Our Lanarkshire Green Health Partnership (LGHP) was gifted several special Catherine’s Roses from NHS Charities Together. Through the joint royal patronage of Her Royal Highness, the Princess of Wales, these were planted within the existing greenspace at Kirklands Head Quarters and will bloom into beautiful roses in the spring.

As part of the LGHP, Clydesdale Community Initiatives (CCI) and their dedicated community volunteers, alongside members of the Learning Disability Service Occupational Therapy Team and NHS Lanarkshire’s very own Catherine; Catherine Oates Administration Team Leader – Primary Care, planted these roses together.

NHS Charities Together sent three rose plants to various partners they have supported to bring their outdoor areas to life. Each blossomed rose will enhance the green spaces created through the Greener Communities Fund, which helps NHS staff, patients, and local communities benefit from time in nature.

https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/pulse-catherines-roses-to-bloom-across-nhs-lanarkshire-hq/

14/11/2025

It’s Mouth Cancer Action Month! Be
A self-check for mouth cancer takes 45 seconds and can save your life.
Three signs and symptoms you should never ignore are:

• Mouth ulcers, which do not heal in three weeks.
• Red and white patches in the mouth.
• Unusual lumps or swellings in the mouth or head and neck area.

If you notice any of these signs, or you have any changes in the mouth, it is essential that you tell your dentist or doctor immediately – if in doubt get checked out!

13/11/2025

Mouth Cancer Action Month

1 November until 30 November 2025

Mouth Cancer Action Month takes place throughout November. Organised by the Oral Health Foundation, it is a UK campaign to raise awareness of mouth cancer, promote early detection by encouraging people to be "mouthaware," and reduce risk through healthy habits.

To learn more about the event and how to be mouthaware see link below.

https://buff.ly/4Cbt9vU

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10/11/2025

Its Mouth Cancer Action Month! Be Mouthaware

The everyday choices we make can affect our chances of developing mouth cancer. Smoking ci******es significantly increases your risk of developing the disease

For help to quit smoking, contact the Quit Your Way service. For more information, call 0800 84 84 84 or visit https://buff.ly/zLZMlkN

Find out what else increase your risk at www.mouthcancer.org