Alcohol-related deaths in Lanarkshire down to lowest level since 2001

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Lanarkshire residents who feel unwell this winter can get help from a wide range of NHS services across the area.People are being urged to prepare by checking repeat prescriptions and supplies of essential medications; finding out what services are available at their local pharmacy; and keeping NHS Inform and NHS24 details close to hand, in case they are needed.Darker days, colder weather and Covid-19 restrictions are bringing challenges for everyone, so regardless of the type of illness – whether physical or mental – there’s lots of help out there.Community pharmacies should be the first port of call for advice about minor illnesses; pharmacists can

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than a third of train stations in South Lanarkshire don’t have step-free access for disabled passengers.Research by charity Leonard Cheshire has revealed that seven of the 19 stations across the region still require upgrading to allow disabled passengers to use the trains.Burnside, Carluke, Carstairs, Croftfoot, Hamilton West, Kirkhill and Uddingston stations don’t have step-free access.The disability charity is now calling for a new law that guarantees all rail journeys in Britain will be fully accessible by 2030 after their research suggested the network will not be fully accessible to disabled people until 2070.Just three stations in Scotland

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New College Lanarkshire came out tops in the Employer Connections at the CDN College Awards 2020 for its role in connecting and supporting businesses across Lanarkshire.The prestigious annual awards, hosted virtually by Elaine C Smith, celebrate innovation in Scotland’s college sector.The Lanarkshire Business Hub brings vital partners, industry experts and the business community together as part of monthly events and workshops to learn, network and collaborate for the benefit of the local economy.More than 500 people are currently involved, representing businesses from a range of sectors and across the region.NCL’s submission, Connecting with

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Alcohol-related deaths in Lanarkshire have fallen to their lowest level since 2001.Figures released by the National Records of Scotland revealed that there were 137 deaths in the region counted as being due to alcohol in 2019.Of those deaths, 91 were in North Lanarkshire – the lowest since 2013 – and 46 were in South Lanarkshire – the lowest since 1997.The figures represent a 19 per cent drop since 2018 – when 170 alcohol-related deaths were recorded in the region.Men accounted for nearly two-thirds of alcohol-specific deaths in 2019, while most alcohol-specific deaths are of people in their 50s and 60s.In a statement, NHS Lanarkshire outlined the range

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Fast approaching a quarter of a million people have received the flu vaccine in the NHS Lanarkshire area.Since the start of this year’s vaccination programme health board staff have worked tirelessly in more than 1700 clinics and have vaccinated 230,370 people.This is more than in the entire programme last year.More than half of those categorised as “at risk” have already received their vaccination.

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