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 […]
Anticipatory Care Planning sessions
Awareness sessions on Anticipatory Care Planning (ACP) and power of attorney will be held on Monday 19 December in the boardroom at Udston Hospital in Hamilton.
There will be a short presentation and updates regarding the new national ACP, which is to be launched in January, and also the ACP app for mobile phones.
Stuart McDonald from Equals Advocacy will attend to go over power of attorney and legal issues concerning patients and their family and carers.
Sessions are at 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm.
Enquiries should be sent to ACP project manager Audrey Hillock – audrey.hillock@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
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