{"id":2354,"date":"2024-07-26T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T12:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/?page_id=2354"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:38:31","slug":"lothian-area-nursing-and-midwifery-committee-lanmac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/lothian-area-nursing-and-midwifery-committee-lanmac\/","title":{"rendered":"Lothian Area Nursing and Midwifery Committee (LANMAC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Voice of Nurses&nbsp;and Midwives&nbsp;in NHS&nbsp;Lothian<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A committee where nurses and midwives from across Lothian represent their professions, are heard, and through professional engagement enable collaborative implementation of plans that develop the professions, boost morale and ultimately improve person centred care and patient outcomes.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>LANMAC is a mandatory&nbsp;committee in NHS Lothian &#8211; this&nbsp;means we are required to have a professional advisory committee that reports into the Area Clinical Forum, which is made up of the chairs of similar committees that represent other professional groups (e.g. medicine, AHPs, healthcare science, pharmacy etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/08\/LANMAC-Montage-Photo-May-2024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2463\" style=\"width:618px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/08\/LANMAC-Montage-Photo-May-2024.png 639w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/08\/LANMAC-Montage-Photo-May-2024-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>LANMAC is chaired by Prof&nbsp;Juliet MacArthur, Chief Nurse Research &amp; Development and there are four vice-chairs.&nbsp;  There are currently more than 70 members of LANMAC from across NHS Lothian and our academic and education partners.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5a798710\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-standard-white-border-color has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1575\" height=\"2362\" class=\"wp-image-2476\" style=\"width: 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/01\/C01_0904_Juliet-McArthur_.jpg\" alt=\"C01 0904 Juliet McArthur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/01\/C01_0904_Juliet-McArthur_.jpg 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class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Prof <a href=\"mailto:juliet.macarthur@nhs.scot\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:juliet.macarthur@nhs.scot\">Juliet MacArthur<\/a>, Chief Nurse Research &amp; Development<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chair of LANMAC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-af14fba3\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><style>.kb-table-container2354_ad9136-96{overflow-x:auto;}.kb-table-container .kb-table2354_ad9136-96 th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;}.kb-table-container 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srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/07\/Tracy-Burton.jpeg 2007w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/07\/Tracy-Burton-274x300.jpeg 274w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/07\/Tracy-Burton-937x1024.jpeg 937w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/07\/Tracy-Burton-768x840.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/07\/Tracy-Burton-1405x1536.jpeg 1405w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/07\/Tracy-Burton-1873x2048.jpeg 1873w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/07\/Tracy-Burton-1043x1140.jpeg 1043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2007px) 100vw, 2007px\" 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https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/07\/Kat-Dawson-Nowak-1236x1536.jpg 1236w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/07\/Kat-Dawson-Nowak-1647x2048.jpg 1647w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/07\/Kat-Dawson-Nowak-917x1140.jpg 917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2059px) 100vw, 2059px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data2354_00ff5e-a3\">\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1410\" height=\"1679\" class=\"wp-image-2362\" style=\"width: 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/01\/Vikki-Mulholland-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/01\/Vikki-Mulholland-2.jpg 1410w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/01\/Vikki-Mulholland-2-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/01\/Vikki-Mulholland-2-860x1024.jpg 860w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/01\/Vikki-Mulholland-2-768x915.jpg 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/01\/Vikki-Mulholland-2-1290x1536.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/01\/Vikki-Mulholland-2-957x1140.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data2354_9947e8-f9\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-75a08b43\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8c26bff5\">\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1631\" height=\"1766\" class=\"wp-image-3085\" style=\"width: 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/01\/Katie-Fairlie.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Fairlie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/01\/Katie-Fairlie.jpg 1631w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/01\/Katie-Fairlie-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/01\/Katie-Fairlie-946x1024.jpg 946w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/01\/Katie-Fairlie-768x832.jpg 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/01\/Katie-Fairlie-1419x1536.jpg 1419w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/01\/Katie-Fairlie-1053x1140.jpg 1053w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1631px) 100vw, 1631px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row2354_7212b6-d9\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data2354_c5a3d5-a5\">\n\n<p>Ray Middlemiss, Lead Nurse, Corporate Nursing <\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data2354_57ed25-c4\">\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:tracy.burton@nhs.scot\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:tracy.burton@nhs.scot\">Tracy Burton<\/a>, Lead Nurse Quality &amp; Standards, Western General Hospital<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data2354_dd8e3e-5f\">\n\n<p><a href=\"kat.dawson-nowak@nhs.scot\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"kat.dawson-nowak@nhs.scot\">Kat Dawson-Nowak<\/a>, Staff Nurse Royal Hospital Children &amp; Young People<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data2354_fa5ab0-ae\">\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:victoria.mulholland@nhs.scot\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:victoria.mulholland@nhs.scot\">Viki Mulholland<\/a>, Nurse Consultant Unscheduled Care<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data2354_7c981c-5a\">\n\n<p>Katie Reilly, Lead ANP, Flow Centre <\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Follow us on X <strong>@LANMACLothian<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why get involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contribute to decision-making about Nursing &amp; Midwifery practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make your voice heard and your views count<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet and work with nurses and midwives from across the organisation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop your leadership and networking skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about LANMAC and what your involvement would look like is available in this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/01\/Information-about-LANMAC-2022.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2367\">guidance document<\/a>.&nbsp; More information is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/january-2022-lanmac-constitution\/\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2369\">formal constitution<\/a> for LANMAC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in applying &#8211; please speak to your line manager first and get their support.&nbsp; You would be expected to prepare for and&nbsp;attend four meetings per year and perhaps get&nbsp;involved in other work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To apply please complete this<a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nursingandmidwifery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2024\/01\/LANMAC-Nomination-Form-2024.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2368\">&nbsp;<\/a><a 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