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 […]
Director’s report
NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health is calling for a collaborative approach following the publication of a figure that almost one in five children in Lanarkshire are living in poverty.
The figure is highlighted in the latest NHS Lanarkshire Annual Report of the Director of Public Health.
The report has been set out to focus on the themes of poverty and life circumstances, which are critical to the future health and wellbeing of the population of Lanarkshire.
The Annual Report of the Director of Public Health 2016/17 and a handy summary of the key issues are available to read or download on NHS Lanarkshire’s website, www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk.
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