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.

Next time you attend or plan a meeting, why not think about standing as well as seating arrangements?

This is part of a series of recommendations included within a ‘healthy meetings policy’ which has 10 points staff should consider when organising meetings.

They include making drinking water available, encouraging participants to stand at points during the meeting or walk, and promoting active travel to the meeting such as walking.

For meetings that require food to be made available, it should be healthy such as bread, grains and rice and/or fruit or vegetables and not include sweets, savoury snacks or anything deep fried.

Public health nutritionist Susan Short (pictured) said: “We would encourage everyone to give this some thought.

“For those who have already done this, we would love to hear their feedback and like them to share their experience with others.”