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 […]
Health Promoting Health Service – can you help?
The Health Promoting Health Service (HPHS) initiative aims to support the development of a health promoting culture within the organisation.
Launched in 2015, it applies to all acute, mental health, maternity, paediatrics and community hospitals across Scotland.
NHS Lanarkshire is fully behind it and there is HPHS work currently taking place in relation to smoking, alcohol, maternity, food and health, staff health and wellbeing, reproductive health, physical activity and active travel, managed clinical networks, inequalities and person-centred care and mental health.
The HPHS is looking for volunteers to help with:
• Leading walking groups for staff, patients or visitors;
• Supporting ‘Weight to Go’ weight management groups;
• Supporting Healthy Eating Policy audits;
• Supporting the monitoring and implementation of the smoke-free policy and smoking prevention activities;
• Supporting patients and carers to access health improvement services;
• Raising awareness of financial insecurity among staff and patients and promoting support services;
• Getting feedback from staff and patients on health improvement services and how these can be improved.
For more information contact: Alana.mcglynn@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
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