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 […]
Every week brings a host of new headlines about NHS Lanarkshire – some are brilliant, some are good, some are bad and occasionally some are downright ugly.
Last week (week beginning 22 June) was a good week for NHS Lanarkshire in the local papers with a range of stories being featured.
The 10th anniversary of the law to protect breastfeeding mothers in public places has had good coverage in the Cumbernauld News, Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser and the Hamilton Advertiser.
While Dr Helen Mackie’s stark warning to commuters who abuse the Hairmyres car park was featured in both the East Kilbride News and Hamilton Advertiser.
The Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser and Wishaw Press both highlighted the role of dietitians and why people who need dietary advice should seek their help.
But it wasn’t all good news. The outcome of our Out of Hours review is a headline grabber, and has been since the Board decision at the end of May, with concerns raised in the Carluke and Lanark Gazette, Motherwell times, East Kilbride News and Wishaw Press about the interim move to two centres.
And the Wishaw Press also focused on A&E performance at Wishaw General following the release of the weekly national figures regarding performance against the four hour standard.
However both issues reflect national challenges in relation to the provision of unscheduled care.
Wishaw is not alone in failing to meet the four-hour target in A&E as recent coverage of the new South Glasgow Hospital shows. And NHS Tayside also announced this week difficulty in keeping their out of hours centres open due to a lack of GPs.
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