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 […]
Leading better care
University of the West of Scotland (UWS) celebrated the successful delivery of the Leading Better Care (LBC) project within NHS Lanarkshire.
Rather than prescriptive leadership, this creative collaboration between UWS and NHS Lanarkshire, which was established in 2012, enabled a whole system approach to support senior charge nurses, midwives and team leaders to fulfil their leadership role.
Jacqueline Kerr, UWS health, nursing and midwifery school, said: “We are delighted to have hosted this event which saw colleagues from UWS and NHS Lanarkshire come together to celebrate the success of the LBC project, which was a unique partnership nationally.
“This highly successful project between UWS and NHS Lanarkshire will enable the health board’s workforce to respond effectively to the demands the integration of Health and Social Care will bring.
The national LBC programme was developed by the Scottish Government as a result of the senior charge nurse review in 2008.
Margot Russell, director of nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals Practice Development Centre, said: “Through Leading Better Care we did a huge amount of work on staff development.
“As well as empowering our staff, this work will also have a lasting legacy to enhance the care we provide to our patients.”
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