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 […]
Promoting healthy lives at work
NHS Lanarkshire believes that its staff are its most valuable asset and one way we support all of our staff is through Healthy Working Lives (HWL).
Since 2009 HWL has been used to deliver initiatives and activities for staff to encourage health improvement and safety at work and to promote wellbeing.
Healthy Working Lives manager Gillian Archibald said: “Initiatives like Weigh to Go, walking challenges and various forms of relaxation sessions are just some of things you will find as part of this comprehensive programme.
“We’ve been working hard to change the way in which HWL is delivered. We want you to be informed and our messages to be consistent, so we are using various ways to get our messages out there – The Pulse, staff brief, desktop campaigns and local HWL coordinators.
“Each year a calendar of events/campaigns is created and you will find the calendar for 2016/2017 on the HWL page in Firstport. NHS Lanarkshire currently holds a Gold Award which means there are lots of opportunities around for you locally to tap into depending on your needs and areas of interest.
“We want staff to feel involved in the activities within their local areas and we want you to feel valued – HWL is your programme and we want you to be a part of it.”
Do you know who your local HWL coordinator is? Do you know what is going on in your area?
Information on HWL campaigns and local contacts can be found on FirstPort at this link
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