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 […]
Focus on health and wellbeing
Action being taken to promote and protect health and wellbeing and prevent illness is highlighted in a new in-depth report.
The latest NHS Lanarkshire Annual Report of the Director of Public Health looks back at key events and issues during 2015/16.
NHS Lanarkshire director of public health Dr Harpreet Kohli said: “Among the issues discussed is our effective health protection activities, seen during our response to the North Lanarkshire water quality incident in June 2015, when a water advice notice was issued to over 6000 properties.
“Our health improvement actions are tackling Lanarkshire’s relationship with alcohol. We have seen a drop in alcohol consumption but we have a problem with a greater tendency in Lanarkshire to exceed daily drinking guidelines, meaning more work still needs to be done.
“Other key topics include Lanarkshire’s two health and social care partnerships. They will work to ensure health and social care act better together to improve wellbeing, support and outcomes for people in north and south Lanarkshire.
“My report also discusses NHS Lanarkshire’s proposed healthcare strategy, which outlines how we can provide health services as we live longer with long-term conditions, using prevention, self-management and hospital ‘centres of excellence’.”
Other areas covered in the annual report include cancer prevention, oral health, weight management and smoking.
The report and a handy summary, a Snapshot of Lanarkshire, are available to read or download here – www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk/Services/PublicHealth/Pages/Directors-Annual-Report-2015-2016.aspx
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