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 […]
A busy week in the press
The last week in August was a busy one for NHS Lanarkshire in the press.
The papers were packed with the good work that NHS Lanarkshire is doing to improve the health of people living in Lanarkshire.
Stories included a pack which will help dietetic staff to identify patients at risk of malnutrition to enable earlier intervention.
A project to help survivors of stroke with their recovery was also featured in the Cumbernauld News and Kilsyth Chronicle.
There was also a final call for people across Lanarkshire to nominate their local healthcare heroes for recognition at the Scottish Health Awards.
Other stories included new opening of the Houldsworth Centre and a project to help new mothers with postnatal depression.
However, it wasn’t all good news, the front page of the Carluke and Lanark Gazette featured Lanark doctors withdrawing from providing GP cover at Lockhart Hospital.
The Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser also featured a negative article on mental health ward at Coathill Hospital which is being relocated to Wishaw after a review.
The week finished with one of our largest stories of the week. The story was a double page feature in the Daily Record on Saturday which focussed on staffing shortages throughout our hospitals.
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