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 […]
House of Care opens its doors
The House of Care (HoC) programme has been launched in Lanarkshire.
HoC is a framework to support implementation and delivery of care and support planning for people with long-term conditions (LTCs).
Dr Susan Arnott, HoC clinical lead, said: “There are growing numbers of older people and people living with long-term conditions. At the same time, health and social care budgets are under increasing pressure.
“If we’re to provide high-quality care that affords people the best possible quality of life, we need to rethink the relationship between people and the services that provide their care.”
The aims of HoC Programme are:
• Enhancing the quality of care for the person living with LTCs, involving them in planning of their care
• Providing a more satisfying way of working for care professionals
• Facilitating service redesign of LTC that provides greater access to a wider spectrum of support
The HoC programme is an integral workstream of NHS Lanarkshire’s Primary Care Transformational Programme, which, in turn, will be critical to the future delivery of the Healthcare Clinical Strategy.
Dr Graham Kramer, national lead for self-management & health literacy, said after the launch: “I came away feeling uplifted and proud of the achievements and ambition of NHS Lanarkshire.”
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