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 […]
New ward gets thumbs-up
Before the new Strathclyde ward opened to patients, relative got a chance to see the facilities.
Janice Miles, senior nurse for older people, said: “We are delighted to be back on NHS premises.
“We are very pleased with the new unit, the rooms are so bright and airy. We also benefit from the purpose built dementia garden we have outside which I am sure the patients will enjoy.
The ward is located in the Airbles Road Centre in Motherwell.
The Airbles Road Centre was a busy maternity unit for Motherwell. A current member of staff, Janice McGeogh, gave birth to her two daughters there while another, Margaret Main, was born there 47 years ago.
Frank Gaffney and his brother James were also born in the unit which will now be home to their mum.
James said: “The staff are absolutely amazing and we are pleased that she is going to be so well looked after by all the staff.”
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