The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Using local expertise for community need
Integration in South Lanarkshire is in the spotlight following the publication of a blog by Chief Officer, Harry Stevenson.
Writing for Pulse Online, Harry reflects on South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership’s vision – Working together to improve health and wellbeing in the community – with the community’ – with integration set to go live.
“As well as providing our partnership with an all important sense of identity, who we are and what we stand for, that simple statement has also been our guiding principle as we’ve been setting down our plans for the future,” Harry writes.
“True to our vision, our intention has been to listen and use that local knowledge and expertise to shape our plans and to ensure services are responsive to community needs and continue to harness resources that exist in towns and villages across the area.
“As we move from planning, to doing – using the foundations of the exceptional work already established here – the H&SCP’s vision, just as it has shaped our plans, will shape our actions; now – and in the future.”
You can read Harry’s blog on Pulse Online.
Janice Hewitt, Chief Accountable Officer of Health & Care North Lanarkshire recently penned a blog which you can read.
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