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 […]
Integration vision
Staff across North and South Lanarkshire have recently marked the arrival of a new era following the official launch of the integration of health and social care.
Integration is about local teams of professionals working together – alongside partners including unpaid carers, the third sector and independent sector.
In line with national legislation, integrated arrangements had to be in place in North and South Lanarkshire, and across Scotland, on 1 April 2016.
Now, both South Lanarkshire Health & Social Care Partnership and Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire have set out strong vision statements for the future.
Harry Stevenson, Chief Officer of South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, has said: “We share a common purpose in our partnership – and that’s supporting the best outcomes with people.
“Our health, social care staff and partners are fully committed to working with people, their carers and families to promote health and well-being, where all aspects of care and support are coordinated around the person.
“Just as our vision has shaped our plans, that very mantra ‘Working together to improve health and wellbeing in the community – with the community’ will shape our actions.
Janice Hewitt, Chief Accountable Officer of Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire recently launched an essential guide to the integration, Integrating Health & Social Care in North Lanarkshire: What you need to know.
Janice explained: “Our vision is straight-forward. People of North Lanarkshire will achieve their full potential through: Living safe, healthy and independent lives in their communities & Receiving the information, support and care they need, efficiently and effectively, at the right time and in the right place.
“Indeed, our overall purpose, as laid out in the document, captures that very sentiment: Safer, Healthier, Independent Lives.”
You can North Lanarkshire’s essential guide here: http://hscnorthlan.scot/HSC-Leaflet-PDF-
Read more on Harry’s vision here: http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk/news/news/Pages/southvision.aspx
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