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 quiet start to silly season
Last week (week beginning 29 June) marked the start of silly season in the media – the summer holiday period when stories that wouldn’t get a look in the rest of the year are elevated to newsworthy status. For NHS Lanarkshire, it proved to be a quiet media week, with little evidence of silliness.
Among the stand out positive news stories was the Evening Times coverage of work getting underway on a £19 million project to create a state-of-the-art intensive care unit and purpose-built recovery area at Monklands Hospital.
The Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser ran a story on the garden at Glencairn, Coathill Hospital, which is making a real contribution to helping the recovery of patients with mental health issues.
Uddingston’s Lincluden Medical Centre was highlighted in the Hamilton Advertiser and Bellshill Speaker as it prepares to open its new premises in July.
The week’s media lowlights included a Cumbernauld News’s story on staff sickness absence, while Wishaw General Hospital was named by The Herald as one of the worst preforming hospitals for A&E waiting times.
The Scotsman reported on challenges in the Highlands with recruiting rural GPs. While NHS Lanarkshire wasn’t mentioned in the story, it reflects a situation that local GPs will recognise.
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