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 […]
Awareness campaigns and acknowledging efforts
The week saw the launch of ‘See it, Say it, Do it’.
The campaign asks those who use NHS Lanarkshire facilities to raise anything that they feel needs awareness. This could be anything from praising a member of staff to raising a concern about something they feel should be improved.
Chief executive Calum Campbell appears on the campaign video along with 42 members of staff to spread the message of ‘See it, Say it, Do it’, which is available to view on the Pulse On Line – https://www.thepulse.scot.nhs.uk/see-it-say-it-do-it/
The video is accompanied by a variety of posters which will be on display throughout NHS Lanarkshire facilities.
Yesterday (Thursday 12 May) was International Nurses’ Day, an annual event to mark the contribution nurses make to society.
The day has been celebrated on 12 May for the past 40 years as this is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
Irene Barkby, NHS Lanarkshire director of nursing, midwifery and allied health professions, said: “International Nurses’ Day is a great opportunity for us to recognise the fantastic work of nurses in our communities and hospitals.
“In all settings, nurses work to ensure people are given the support and care they need and to provide services which ensure safe care, comfort and dignity at all times.
“I would like to thank our nurses for their hard work and commitment to our patients.”
There was also coverage of another awareness day. NHS Lanarkshire used World Hand Hygiene Day to remind everyone of the most effective way to help prevent the spread of infection.
The campaign aims to encourage effective hand-washing to help prevent the spread of organisms including MRSA, Clostridium difficile, and Norovirus.
Head of Infection Prevention and Control Emer Shepherd, said: “Washing your hands may not seem such a big deal. But good hand hygiene is vital to stopping the spread of organisms and the illnesses they can cause.”
NHS Lanarkshire has also joined with colleagues in Glasgow to play a key role in a study into a new test for early signs of lung cancer.
Along with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and NHS Tayside, NHS Lanarkshire is recruiting smokers and ex-smokers for the potentially life-saving research, spearheaded by the University of Dundee, University of Glasgow and University of Nottingham.
The research will help to decide if the test could be used for a lung cancer screening programme in Scotland and beyond.
In other news, all three of NHS Lanarkshire’s new community health centres have been shortlisted for prestigious awards.
Hunter Community Health Centre, the Houldsworth Centre and Kilsyth Community Health Centre have all been shortlisted in the ‘Health Building or Project’ category of the Scottish Design Awards.
Hunter Community Health Centre in East Kilbride has also been shortlisted for an architectural award by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) and the Royal Institute of British Architects.
All three buildings were designed by NHS Lanarkshire’s award winning Edinburgh based architects Reiach and Hall.
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