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 […]
Pooling our strengths at Hunter CHC
Community members from across East Kilbride recently came together to join in on the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event for MacMillan Cancer Support.
The primary aim of the event, organised by South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership (SLHSCP) at Hunter Community Health Centre, was to raise vital funds for people affected by cancer.
The overall effort, which raised just over £1000, also reflected the partnership’s wider programme of Building and Celebrating Communities (BCC)
Dr Nadia Ait-Hocine, SLH&SCP locality manager for East Kilbride, explained: “The Hunter Community Health Centre is not just a place where people living with a condition or are ill come to get treatment and/or medical advice.
“We want to use this as a hub where the community can come together and pool its strengths.
“Events like this show that by collaborating, focusing and working together, a real difference can be made.”
Maria Docherty, SLHSCP Nurse Director programme manager for BCC, said: “Care and support isn’t just something that’s delivered by statutory services.
“As the participation of members of public and partnership staff at the East Kilbride coffee morning attests, this is something that’s woven into the very fabric of community life.”
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