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 – eating well
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.
A comprehensive approach to food and health has been developed in recent years through a hospitality policy and a healthy eating policy for staff and visitors.
The policy aims to promote and improve the nutritional health of users and ensure a consistent approach to the provision of healthier food and drinks across all NHS sites.
For more on the healthy eating visit the corporate policy page FirstPort.
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