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 […]
Libraries dyslexia friendly
Hospital libraries across NHS Lanarkshire are set to become dyslexia friendly.
Knowledge Services, who run the libraries, are looking for advice from those with experience of dyslexia to ensure that the service is as helpful as possible.
Tomas Muniz, Knowledge Services Officer, said: “If you have dyslexia or know someone who does, then we would appreciate your input in ensuring that our hospital libraries.
“Our libraries at Hairmyres, Monklands, Wishaw General and Law House now host computers that have been adapted to meet the needs of users with dyslexia.
“We have introduced material to support reading such as coloured rulers and overlays.
“We have also adapted library signs.”
A copy of Unison’s report ‘Dyslexia in our own words’ has also been made available and Knowledge Services will be screening a short documentary called ‘The Big Picture’, which provides personal and uplifting accounts of dyslexic experience from children, experts and iconic leaders.
To help Knowledge Services make the hospital libraries more dyslexia friendly, email libraries@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk or call 01236 713 700.
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