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 […]
Technology key in the way ahead
Technology is another factor driving change through our new healthcare strategy, Achieving Excellence.
Advances in medical science and technology are altering the way we deliver healthcare every day.
Whether it’s new drugs, equipment or the use of telehealth and electronic patient records, science and technology are transforming patient care. We want to maximise the potential of these developments for patients and their carers.
Increasing demand for our services is another vital factor.
The NHS Lanarkshire total population, currently around 650,000, is expected to increase by one per cent by 2025. There will be fewer children, fewer people of working age and the number of older people will be growing at the fastest rate.
Older people make a valuable contribution to our families and communities, but the older we get the more likely we are to need healthcare, often for multiple conditions.
While life expectancy is increasing in Lanarkshire, there are stark differences in the life expectancy of those living in our most affluent and most deprived areas.
People need to be supported through better access to information and services so that they can make healthier lifestyle choices about food, alcohol, substance misuse, exercise and smoking.
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