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 […]
Setting out the vision for integration
Health and Social Care Integration in North Lanarkshire is in the national spotlight this month following the publication of a blog by Janice Hewitt, Chief Accountable Officer. Writing for The Scottish Government’s Chief Officer’s Spotlight, Janice reflects on her – and the Joint Integration Board’s – integration journey so far.
Janice looks ahead to the formal implementation of integration and what that will mean.
Crucially, she sets out the vision integration in North Lanarkshire, which is:
Citizens of North Lanarkshire will achieve their full potential through:
- Living safe, healthy and independent lives in their communities
- Receiving the information, advice, support or care they need, at the right time, every time, efficiently and effectively.
You can read the national blog here http://goo.gl/1MlgdG or visit Pulse Online.
We will feature a link to a blog by Harry Stevenson, Chief Officer of South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, in the next edition of The Pulse.
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