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HE TWO biggest causes NHS Greater can only do so poor diet will only lead to a bleak future much and we will do everything we can dominated by debilitating illnesses such of illness in Greater to help. as heart disease, stroke, cancer and Dying for TGlasgow are the two But it’s up to YOU to take diabetes. that are most preventable. responsibility for your own health. “All doctors working in what is breath arguably Europe’s sickest city are Between them, smoking and alcohol Dr Harry Burns, Director of Public Health for NHS Greater Glasgow, said: heartily sick of witnessing so many PAGES 6 and 7 wreak havoc through our communities. “People need to wake up to what they wasted lives, opportunities and precious They cause sickness, they cause death are doing to themselves. We all need to NHS resources and then having to pick and they bring untold misery to the take responsibility for our own health up the pieces of self-inflicted disease.” Our fatal thousands of people who, every year, and make the conscious choice to follow This edition of NHS Health News have their lives cut short or seriously healthier lifestyles. makes no apology in presenting a hard impeded by the illnesses they bring. “The message can’t be clearer - a hitting analysis of two of Glasgow’s attraction It’s time to do something about it. lifetime of heavy drinking, smoking and biggest killers - smoking and alcohol. PAGES 8 and 9 For more information about NHS Greater Glasgow ... log on to our website at www.nhsgg.org.uk 2 NHS GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH NEWS NHS GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH NEWS 3 Health priorities and finite budgets Working towards an improved service

ROYAL VISIT: Front (left to right) ‘21st Century Professor Sir John Arbuthnott, Prince Charles, Liz Cameron (Lady Provost, ); Middle: Dr Carol Craig (author of steamie’ opens The Scots Crisis of Confidence) and Councillor Jim Coleman A NEW laundry which will clean the (Deputy Leader of Glasgow City Difficult linen of all Glasgow’s hospitals is due for Council and NHSGG Board member); opening in autumn this year. Back: Michael Fox (Prince’s Based at Hillington Industrial Estate, Trust), Professor Phil Hanlon the £4.9million facility will wash, dry and (Professor of Public Health at the iron the thousands of items of bed linen ), Dr Harry and other items used by NHS Greater Burns (Director of Public Health, NHS Greater Glasgow), Malcolm Glasgow staff and patients every year. Chisholm (Minister for Health & Project manager, Alex McIntyre said: Community Care), Dr Carol “This new, modern laundry will provide Tannahill (Centre for Population decisions Health Manager), Councillor Bill a service that is much quicker and cost- Timoney (Glasgow City Council Spending is about providing value ... not winning friends effective than before. Because of the new spokesman on health) and Pam high tech machinery we are installing, White. there will be less need for staff to PENDING NHS manually handle the linen, improving money has safety and efficiency.” Salways been Royal visit to Centre for Health about priorities and Seeing the THE reasons why Glasgow is one of about the innovative work of the not improving as quickly as difficult decisions. HOW the Press have reported on the spending problems facing Greater Glasgow. the sickest cities in Europe was just centre. elsewhere. New drug treatments, new common with other Scottish units into a single, more efficient one of the topics discussed by HRH The Centre for Population Health As well as trying to understand sophisticated equipment, health systems, is facing a very unit. big picture Prince Charles during a recent visit is a new initiative set up by NHS investing in alcohol, drug or better what creates health in a city, challenging couple of years that Laundry services are now all to the city. Greater Glasgow in partnership with the new Centre for Population tobacco projects. will inevitably involve making on one site in Hillington THE NHS team with a mission to engage Prince Charles met representatives Glasgow City Council and the Then there’s child health, decisions that will not be delivering efficiencies. local communities in Greater Glasgow’s from the Glasgow Centre for University of Glasgow. Its specific Health will also work on new ways maternity services, mental popular with some patient Other areas that will deliver £750 million hospitals modernisation, is Population Health and the Health remit is to examine in closer detail to narrow the health gap between health, cancer, heart and stroke groups or some medical or efficiencies and the release of gearing up to deliver a full programme of Minister Malcolm Chisholm to talk the reasons why health in Glasgow is Glasgow and the rest of . initiatives. political interests. current spending to front-line work in the coming weeks. Hospital cleaning, catering for Pressures in the form of NHS care include: One of its tasks will be to distribute a patients, the sterilisation of Greater Glasgow having to 1. Pan-Glasgow procurement CD-ROM which contains a short presentation explaining why hospitals are surgical equipment and the role identify £46m from existing 2. Improvements in being modernised and what this will of the NHS in continuing care spending plans to fund new prescribing management for the elderly are amongst the mean for services. workforce and service delivery 3. Bringing together separate other areas competing for finite Team head, Niall McGrogan, explains: changes emerged. The challenge functions within former Trusts “Although at first sight it seems that the funds. originally amounted to £58m but and the Board into one including Well done mum! Investing in the issues surrounding the city’s hospitals are The budgets given from the Health Minister Malcolm Finance /Human Resources / NHS Greater Glasgow staff were presented with certificates very complicated, when you break them Scottish Executive to local health Chisholm announced extra NHS Estates Management and at the recent SVQ awards ceremony by stars from the BBC’s down, the systems have never been bigger. Scotland funding of which Communications. soap opera, River City. problems and But the pressures on the NHS Glasgow’s share was £12m. There are also plans to our proposals to to reduce waiting times; improve Joyce Falconer, who plays Roisin and Morag Calder, who Overall there will still be more concentrate services such as deal with them health; better the wages, plays Ruth, presented certificates to candidates, assessors and money spent on health in cardiothoracic surgery on one are actually conditions and training of Glasgow this year and in future site instead of two to deliver internal verifiers at the first ceremony of its kind, which took future of place at Jury’s Glasgow in June. quite straight- thousands of dedicated health years ... but spent differently. better and more efficient services forward and staff; and satisfy the increasing Inevitably the NHS has had to to patients. SVQs, which are designed to be delivered in the workplace logical. £100million development includes new walk-in hospital expectations of patients present and are based on national standards developed by industry take a hard look at everything We have promised to look at “The short huge challenges. for industry, are achieved through training and assessment. ORE than £100million plans were first put together, there has Originally the unit was not going to that is done and the way it is everything we do and to work presentation on been the opportunity to accelerate the close before 2007 when the new These challenges are about A wide range of staff received certificates, among them worth of new done. It has to modernise the with staff, patients and other the disk sets out provision of new day surgery theatres ambulatory care hospital opens, but, making decisions about where developments are being way we do things. In this issue stakeholders to deliver the best Catherine Scott, Healthcare Assistant at Parkview Resource the issues in a very clear way and will M and endoscopy rooms and these will due to a number of outside pressures, best to spend available monies of Health News you can find out health service we can with Centre, who received her certificate from a familiar face - her help people understand what will be built on the Stobhill Hospital now be an integral part of the new NHS Greater Glasgow will have to close .... and where not to. about how we are centralising agreed priorities and within our daughter, Morag Calder (picture above). happening to hospitals and what they can site over the next five years. ACAD hospital. It has also been agreed it in August 2005. NHS Greater Glasgow, in six instrument decontamination resources. expect from a modern system of care.” And things are going to start that the hospital will provide some A drop-in Minor Injuries Unit will If you would like a free copy of the happening at the hospital soon. services for people living in the east end take its place and planning is underway hospitals modernisation CD-ROM or Costing in the region of £80m, one of of Glasgow, including day surgery, to develop the service for emergency would like to arrange a presentation by the biggest new developments on the gynaecology and renal outpatients. patients who currently use the unit. Niall’s team to an organisation you site will be the building of the new Due to pressures on the service, the Part of the modernisation of the belong to, contact the NHS Greater Stobhill Ambulatory Care Hospital. planned move of Stobhill’s Casualty Stobhill site includes the merging of Shaping and sharing the vision Glasgow Community Engagement Team Work starts in the spring of next year Unit has been brought forward. some specialities into bigger units. on 0141 201 4751 or e-mail for completion in the winter of 2007. [email protected] IT’S time for a healthy discussion. There’s On September 23rd in Glasgow’s Royal The “Our Health” event will be Three empty ward blocks from the Mental health facilities for young people existing hospital will be knocked down a need for meaningful dialogue about Concert Hall the NHS is organising a September 23 - make followed by a sandwich lunch and NHS to make way for the new hospital with DESIGNED to provide care and existing West of Scotland inpatient “Our Health” - not just the delivery of patient focus/public involvement event to Greater Glasgow’s Annual General Posters keeping the the demolition work for this part of the treatment for patients with mental facility for young people with mental illnesses who require a secure traditional health services but how we, a date to talk to us bring together opinions and ideas from all Meeting at the same venue. project scheduled to start early in 2005. health problems at Gartnavel Royal together, improve the health status of around our communities to interact with environment, work on the new local Hospital with new purpose-built Let’s face it, there’s no shortage of community informed Robert Calderwood, Programme people living in Greater Glasgow. Representing a wide range of health professionals and, in particular, forensic psychiatric unit is expected to accommodation. This will ensure that the stakeholder interests reflecting a diverse issues to discuss and no shortage of Director for Acute Services begin during summer 2004 and is NHS Greater Glasgow is determined to non executive board members. BILLBOARDS about NHS Greater small numbers of young people who community these non-executives are at opinions on the best way forward. If you Implementation, said: “The new scheduled to open in April 2006. open up new ways of engaging with the It is planned to begin the event at 10am Glasgow’s massive programme of require to be admitted to hospital are the centre of all strategic Board decisions. want to attend and take part in discussing hospital will see patients receiving their A new 15-bed inpatient ward for cared for in a modern, attractive people who use our services and who with short presentations and open modernisation have been erected at Although a huge network of patient care in modern, purpose-built facilities. patients with drug and alcohol problems environment designed to meet their work with us. discussions followed by focus groups to and influencing the way forward for Stobhill Hospital and the Victoria and public involvement activity already Infirmary. “As part of the modernisation is about to open at Stobhill. health, social and emotional needs. The Board itself now has 31 members of allow maximum input from those health in Greater Glasgow please send exists with patient groups, voluntary The boards have accompanying racks programme, we are also restructuring The purpose-built ward, which These include young people who which 22 are non-executives. The non- attending. your contact details to NHS Greater the way in which care is delivered so organisations, charity organisations and which hold leaflets packed full of replaces existing addiction wards at suffer from illnesses such as anorexia and executives appointed by Scotland’s All ideas will be taken on board and Glasgow Communications, Dalian House, that many more investigations and other lay advisors the Board is information about the new Stobhill and andRuchill Hospitals, will depression. Stobhill is the most likely 350 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G3 8YZ or treatments can be done in a single visit Minister for Health and Community Care determined to create a new relationship of follow-up events will feedback how your Victoria Hospitals and the latest provide services for the north and east of location for this new inpatient facility as telephone NHS Communications on 0141 or one-stop basis.” include five elected local authority openness to allow individuals even more voice has helped shaped opinions and developments at the hospital sites. the city. suitable land adjacent to MacKinnon councillors and an employee director. access to influence local health plans. decisions. 201 4767. Mr Calderwood revealed that since There are also plans to replace the House recently became available. 4 NHS GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH NEWS NHS GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH NEWS 5 Gearing up to solve hospitals’ problem Clydebank plan for cardiothoracic Award New centre for heart It’s parking mad! for art Charges, security and convenience ... we need your views to help us plan a better system therapist and lung surgery? AN NHS Greater Glasgow ARKING is a huge Art Therapist has won a problem at most of prestigious national award for an innovative project Glasgow’s hospitals. Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire look at Golden Jubilee proposal P which aims to improve the Too many people are health and well-being of currently provided at Hairmyres trying to park in too few EART and lung female asylum seekers surgery Hospital in Lanarkshire. spaces and it’s causing and refugees. (cardiothoracic) “By concentrating major congestion Tracy Noble was H cardiothoracic staff and services services could be problems, not only on the awarded the first prize of together on the one site, we will £10,000 in the Allied centralised in a single hospital sites, but also in be able to further develop and Health Professions Award state-of-the-art unit under neighbouring streets. improve on the way we offer for Innovation in Health proposals currently being This situation is unlikely to care to heart and lung patients.” Improvement or explored by three health improve unless NHS Greater A wide-ranging public Improved Services for her organisations. Glasgow develops a car parking work providing art consultation exercise on the policy for staff, patients and therapy to women with NHS Greater Glasgow, NHS proposals is about to begin. This visitors. And that’s exactly what mental health and Post Lanarkshire and the Golden will propose the transfer of we’re doing. Traumatic Stress Disorder Jubilee National Hospital have cardiothoracic services from NHS Greater Glasgow is now THE shortage of parking spaceoften results in overcrowding and sometimes desperate measures! (PTSD) problems. been looking at the possibility of Glasgow and Lanarkshire to the establishing a regional centre for consulting on how we can Tracy said: "I'm Golden Jubilee on a phased adult cardiac and thoracic manage car parking at all our delighted to have received basis, with services from HERE’S WHAT SOME STAFF, PATIENTS AND VISITORS HAD TO SAY... surgery at the Golden Jubilee major hospitals sites in the this award. It will help us Glasgow Royal Infirmary National Hospital in Clydebank. future and the fairest way for JEAN Ferguson from JANE Woods also from JENNIFER Cameron from Ibrox further develop the project moving first. patients, visitors and staff to pay. The proposal is also looking at said: “I Cardonald agreed commented: “It’s okay if you’re and help more vulnerable And to help shape this We are looking at free parking don’t like the idea of the possibility of integrating this that hospitals should going to use the money for a women overcome their proposal, NHS Greater Glasgow for the disabled, free short stay paying. If you’re have security, but good use, but say there is an service with elective mental health problems." HEART and lung surgery may transfer to a regional centre has already begun engaging drop-off points, the ability of our coming from out of added: “ I do agree accident, the first thing you interventional cardiology She revealed that (angioplasty). at Clydebank. with the public. staff to pay and ensuring all town, why should with security systems would do is jump in your car women who attend the art you have to pay to and rush to the hospital. If At present, up to 2500 patients On July 12, members of the staff, patients and visitors have in hospitals - but I therapy project participate come and visit you’ve not got any money you a year undergo cardiothoracic public, patients, community access to quality parking don’t agree with in a range of creative someone who’s a would not get near the surgery every year in Glasgow. representatives and carers were facilities. having to pay for your activity designed to IT’S A FACT patient all the time?” hospital front entrance.” This includes valve We are also looking at how car parking!” improve interpersonal taken on a tour of existing replacements, heart bypass ● parking at Glasgow’s hospitals skills, promote interaction, NHS Greater Glasgow treats some 1795 patients every year services at the Royal Infirmary surgery, heart transplants, and will link into other traffic offer distraction from for cardiac surgery and 850 patients for thoracic surgical and the Western and then shown pacemaker insertions as well as management schemes and public intrusive thoughts and procedures, these include heart transplants, heart bypasses the proposed new facility at the CAROLINE Dawson from said: CAROL McNeill works at the Southern General lung cancer surgery. In transport initiatives in the city. promote relaxation. and pacemaker insertions. Golden Jubilee Hospital. The “Well, I think it is ludicrous! The simple Hospital as a Cardiology Secretary. She said: “I think Lanarkshire, around 600 patients What NHS Greater Glasgow ● NHS Lanarkshire treats approximately 600 patients for feedback from this event will be fact is people that do drive and are not introducing parking charges has an equal mix of Tracy is part of the undergo thoracic surgery every will not be doing is charging thoracic surgery every year. used to help shape the detailed allowed to bring their car, would pros and cons. If the money meant we’d have better COMPASS team, a year. people to park to make money phone an ambulance more often, so multidisciplinary team ● proposals on which we will security facilities in the car parks then it would be a Kevin Hill, General Manager The Golden Jubilee National Hospital already treats around for frontline NHS services. Any that they don’t get charged for which offers a range of again engage with the Cardiology, Cardiothoracic & 500 patients for cardiac surgery each year. The hospital was money raised will be used to parking. And the people who are good thing. However, it would be difficult for a health interventions to community through a formal Respiratory Services at the originally designed to accommodate cardiac surgery and create safer and secure parking genuinely unwell need the ambulance member of staff who had no choice but to bring asylum seekers and consultation period. Western Infirmary, said: “The therefore has existing facilities on site. facilities including CCTV, better more than somebody that has a minor their car to work. If that meant paying a fee every refugees with mental concept of a central centre for Discussions about the lighting and better facilities for injury.” day then they’d struggle.” health problems across proposals are also already patients, visitors and staff using this type of surgery is not new. Royal Infirmary (including the “We are looking to create a Greater Glasgow. underway with patient support public transport. Plans already exist, under NHS Scottish National Heart single site cardiothoracic service Following the success of Greater Glasgow’s Acute groups and local health councils Jonathan Best, Chair of NHS the women's project, Transplant Unit) and the Western much earlier by placing it within Greater Glasgow’s Transport JAMES Concannon is a hospital porter and is WILLIAM Gibson, Hospital Land Services Review, to bring For more information on the concerned about what charging in the hospital Engineer, would be happy if the COMPASS has established together adult cardiothoracic Infirmary on the Gartnavel the Golden Jubilee Hospital and proposal contact: Sandra Moir, Group, said: “This is not an easy similar projects for male issue as free parking has always grounds will mean for the surrounding streets. He money raised was used to improve surgery services at Glasgow General Hospital site by 2012. adding thoracic surgical services 0141 201 4314. added: “If charges are introduced there will be parking conditions and security. He asylum seekers and been available at Glasgow’s refugees. hospitals and the vast majority problems. From an administration point of view it will said: “It’s difficult to say. Although I be hard to handle the fees and to make sure everyone don’t think it would be good to Tracy wasn't the only of people would prefer not to Allied Health Professional pay. However, NHS Greater pays and to have the parking areas constantly charge, it would be good if the money manned. Another major problem will be parked cars meant we could make security better to be recognised in the Glasgow cannot continue with Awards. A project which Dancing their way to health the current status quo. cluttering up nearby roads. For example, the main and extend the car park areas. We get road next to the Southern General is a busy place so it vandalism a lot in the car parks, like aims to make it easier and “This is not just a Glasgow EAST end youngsters have been boogying their way to fitness would be a nightmare if people started parking there car windows getting broken and glass faster for patients to issue and many Boards in thanks to Girls With Attitude - a three-year Street Dance just to avoid the hospital car park charges, and I think smashed on the ground, so better access footcare services in Scotland already have a car that’s the sort of thing that would happen.” security would definitely be a bonus.” Greater Glasgow was one project set up at Eastbank Health Promotion Centre. parking policy in place with pay of the five runners-up. And the dancing queens, from Eastbank Academy, showed and display parking in The "Redesign of how fitness can be fun by strutting their stuff on stage recently Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Footcare Services" Dundee. how parking spaces will be concerned but wants to assure your say. Head of Board Administration at Halls. involves patients more in “We are looking at all aspects allocated. This is what NHS staff, patients and visitors that The Draft Car Parking policy Dalian House Dance coordinator Shona Fulton, a final-year student at Greater Glasgow needs to their comments are valuable to their own treatment and of car parking at Glasgow can be viewed and commented 350 St Vincent Street enables appropriately Strathclyde University who is on a placement at Eastbank consult on and we would like the consultation process. hospitals and need comments on in the NHS Greater Glasgow Glasgow trained podiatry assistants Health Promotion Centre, explained: “Street Dance was chosen from anyone who has an interest your views and comments to He said: “Our ultimate aim is website www.nhsgg.org.uk. G3 8YZ to deliver basic treatment by the girls themselves after we chatted about what put them - whether it be staff, patients or help us understand people’s to ensure that patients, visitors If you would like to send us Tel: 0141 201 4608 such a nail reduction, off getting active and what they would enjoy. visitors.” concerns. and staff can park in safe, well lit while freeing up your comments or views please “The free classes, named Girls With Attitude, are led by a At this stage there has been no Tom Divers, Chief Executive, and well-monitored Fax: 0141 201 4601 podiatrists to concentrate decision on what parking will NHS Greater Glasgow, environments.” contact: Email: on more specialist work. THE Eastbank girls strut their stuff on the dance floor professional dance teacher twice a week in term-time and have cost at Glasgow’s hospital or understands people will be So now’s the time to have Mr J C Hamilton [email protected] ... and get fit at the same time. seen a total of 80 girls participating in the first year.” 6 NHS GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH NEWS NHS GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH NEWS 7 Scared about the effect that smoking is having on you? You should be.....

SMOKING... THE COSTS THE BENEFITS THE FACTS OF OF QUITTING ● Sheila makes ● Within 20 minutes of your last Smoking is one of the SMOKING cigarette, blood pressure and pulse biggest causes of death in ● Scotland - around 13,000 Apart from the cost to rate drop to normal ● Scots die every year your health and that of After eight hours, the carbon through smoking-related Dying for your family and friends, a fresh start monoxide level in the blood drops smoking is expensive and the oxygen level in your blood diseases (one every 40 GREATER Glasgow’s and prices will continue increases to normal minutes!) pharmacy stop smoking ● to rise ● After 24 hours, the risk of having Smoking causes lung scheme, Starting Fresh, ● If you smoke 20 a day, a heart attack decreases cancer (it’s by far the celebrated its first greatest cause), coronary you are likely to be ● After 48 hours, nicotine is spending around £100 a anniversary with the news heart disease, and that, since its launch, 700 eliminated from your body bronchitis month on smoking - ● After 72 hours, breathing becomes £1200 a year, £12,000 in Glaswegians have completed ● It also causes cancers of easier as the bronchial tubes relax ten years the full 12-week support the mouth, larynx, and your lung capacity increases ● programme. oesophagus, cervix, bladder In 1996, UK smokers ● a breath? The scheme offers Between two weeks and three and pancreas spent £11 billion on months: circulation improves and ● EARLY 13,000 people tobacco Nicotine Replacement On average, for each Therapy, support and advice lung function is increased by 30% living in the Greater TO THE EMPLOYER ● cigarette smoked, a smoker to anyone who wants to give Between one and nine months, Glasgow area are ● shortens his or her life by N It is estimated that the up smoking. coughing, sinus congestion, about five and a half thought to suffer from a cost of smoking related tiredness and shortness of breath Involving 143 local minutes preventable lung illness that, absence in Scotland is decreases. chemists across Glasgow, ● Smokers can expect to in 2002, caused 575 deaths in £40million per year, with over the last year, 6,500 reduce their lifespan by the city. total productivity losses Greater Glasgow residents around ten to 15 years Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary estimated at around have started the scheme, ● Half of all smokers will Disease (COPD) is the term used £450million per year 2,000 made it past the one- die prematurely for a collection of diseases that ● Around £4million is GET YOUR includes chronic bronchitis, month mark and 700 have ● One third of smokers spent every year in emphysema and Chronic completed the full 12-week VIEWS HEARD who die from smoking- Scotland due to losses Obstructive Airways Disease. programme. related disease, die before from fires caused by ARE you a vociferous anti-smoker? retirement Largely caused by smoking, smoking materials To find your nearest staff that do the Starting Or do you think smokers have a people with COPD have pharmacy offering this Fresh Project are so ● You are 20 times more TO THE HEALTH right to puff wherever they like? permanently damaged lungs and service, freephone 0800 389 encouraging. likely to die from a Either way, the Scottish Executive have difficulty breathing for most SERVICE 3210. smoking-related disease “I did experience the is keen to hear from you. It recently of the time. It can lead to death. ● The Health Service in Sheila Dickson, Milngavie, than in a road accident feeling of temptation, but I launched its public consultation Dr Harry Burns, Director of Scotland spends more aged 58, (pictured) joined the got so much support that I ● When you smoke, your into the proposal to ban smoking in Public Health, NHS Greater than £140million per scheme in June 2003. She has kept going. body takes in a number of public places. Glasgow, said: “COPD is another year in treating people stayed smoke free for one poisons including carbon “I feel much better about example of how smoking can kill with smoking-related year thanks to Starting Fresh The consultation paper contains a monoxide and tar myself and my health and you. Like other diseases caused by illnesses and is determined to keep up the money I’ve saved range of questions to gauge public ● Passive smoking smoking, COPD is an extremely In the case of smoking-related are: shortness of breath, coughing FIRES IN THE HOME the good work. through not buying opinion on the issue and are increases the risk of lung debilitating illness that can lead to COPD, what happens is that and producing excess mucus. available from doctors’ surgeries, ● In 1999, smoking She said: “I was a smoker cigarettes has been a brilliant cancer in non-smokers. a very slow and lingering death smoking causes inflammation in libraries and other public outlets as How do I know if I materials and matches for 36 years. The pharmacy boost.” over many years. There is no cure the lungs and severely affects the well as on the net: have COPD? were thought to have and sufferers will never get better, elasticity that allows the lungs to www.scotland.gov.uk/smokingcons only worse.” expand and contract during If you’ve been suffering from been responsible for WANT TO GIVE UP? 6,083 fires, 132 deaths ultation/ Most cases are caused by one breathing. The airways are breathing problems, your doctor SO what’s available for smokers who want to quit? Smokers can: SMOKING... and 2,119 people being There are a number of public thing - smoking. narrowed and the flow of air in can perform a spirometry test ● Be referred to a stop smoking initiative by their GP; which measures lung airflow. injured in Scotland events being held throughout About 90% of all cases are and out of the lungs becomes ● Contact the stop smoking coordinators directly; and AND Once COPD is diagnosed, your ● Around 81% of all Scotland to allow everyone to give caused by smoking, although obstructed. ● Get help through their local pharmacists. doctor will discuss with you any house fires are accidental their views. The Glasgow event is environmental and occupational In cases of chronic bronchitis, CHILDREN treatments you may require. - smoking materials (ie For information on how to contact the stop smoking taking place in the Royal Concert causes (such as mining), exposure excess mucus is produced causing ● Smoking when pregnant coordinators or to find out which local pharmacists offers a stop Hall, Glasgow on July 29, 2004 to certain types of dust and sufferers to have a lot of phlegm Free spirometry testing is being cigarettes, pipes and increases the risk of your smoking course, contact: Smoking Concerns free on 0800 389 between 11am and 1pm and will be inherited illness can also cause and a cough. With emphysema, offered as part of the European cigars) account for about baby being premature, 3210. For general information on stubbing it out, visit the new attended by Deputy Health COPD. Passive smoking may also the air sacs (alveoli), which help Respiratory Society’s 2004 9% of these fires, website: www.smokingconcerns.com Minister Tom McCabe. underweight and increases be a factor. the body absorb oxygen into the Congress in September this year. matches are about 1%. the risk of cot death Anyone wishing to be tested for Usually affecting people over the bloodstream, become over-inflated, ● COPD can go along to a specially If you continue to smoke age of 40, COPD is one of those their elastic fibres are destroyed erected tent in George Square on after birth, your child is diseases that creeps up gradually and small holes appear in their September 4 and 5 and be tested more at risk of developing over time which is why most walls lessening their ability to for the disease. certain cancers, suffering sufferers are older by the time work properly. asthma attacks and other problems start to appear. The main symptoms of COPD How can I prevent breathing difficulties and myself getting it? Major respiratory congress for city will be twice as likely to The simple answer is don’t become a smoker IT’S A FACT smoke or give up now. ● An opportunity for Glaswegians to have their holding a 5K run on Sunday, September 5 from 9am focus on COPD, the other lung disease which is so themselves A MAJOR conference that will bring 16,000 If you have been diagnosed with lung and breathing experts to Glasgow is lungs tested for COPD for free. The ERS tent, at Glasgow Green. The BLF are hoping to raise common in the West of Scotland.” ● In the UK, it is estimated ● COPD is preventable, but once you get it you have it for life COPD, the best thing you can do is talking place in September. containing ten spirometry machines will be placed £20,000 to help the 500,000 Scots who suffer from that around 17,000 under- ● COPD is the only leading cause of death that is increasing To coincide with the congress, NHS Greater give up smoking and avoid other The European Respiratory Society’s (ERS) 2004 in George Square over the weekend of September 4 lung disease. Around 1,000 runners are expected to Glasgow will be re-launching its campaign to fives are admitted to worldwide smokers. Do some exercise every and 5. It will be staffed by chest physicians and take part. ● Congress is taking place in the SECC on September encourage Glasgow smokers to give up. hospital because their In 2002, 575 Glaswegians died from COPD day, eat healthily and have a flu respiratory technicians and information will also be Dr Robin Stevenson, consultant physician, ● 4 to 8, 2004. As the Scottish Executive completes its parents smoke In the same year, 2888 people were admitted to hospital in vaccination every year. available on giving up smoking and lung health; Glasgow Royal Infirmary and vice-chairman of the This is the first time the Society has held its consultation on smoking in public places, NHS ● Passive smoking can Glasgow as an emergency due to COPD There is no cure for COPD. Any ● NHS Greater Glasgow is holding a Rehabilitation Glasgow Congress Committee, said: “This congress Greater Glasgow will be making a major push to make conditions such as ● There are an estimated 13,000 people in Greater Glasgow living treatment that is given is aimed at congress in the UK and one of the main themes for Festival at Glasgow Caledonian University’s Ark will be the largest medical conference ever held in asthma and bronchitis with COPD slowing down the progression of the event will be Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Recreation Centre on Sunday, September 5, 2004 the UK with delegates not only from Europe, but provide even more Glaswegians with the worse ● There are 44 million cases of COPD worldwide every year the disease and relieving the Disease (which includes Chronic Bronchitis), its from 1 to 4 pm. The festival is aimed at people with also from USA, the Far East and Australia. It will information, advice and help they need to give up smoking. ● It has been linked to ● Scotland has more cases of COPD per head of population than symptoms. Treatments include use prevention and early diagnosis. lung illnesses and their families, and includes provide a unique opportunity to highlight conditions such as glue ear England and Wales and is one of the worst countries in Europe for of drugs, bronchodilators and There will be a number of events linked to the information and advice on a range of lung health Glasgow’s poor record of lung health and will help For more information on the respiratory congress, in children. incidence of COPD inhalers. In severe cases, patients congress taking place elsewhere in the city. These issues including the benefits of exercise. us to emphasise the importance of quitting smoking go to the European Respiratory Society’s website: may need oxygen. include: In addition, the British Lung Foundation (BLF) is and the benefits of exercise. We will also be able to www.ersnet.org 8 NHS GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH NEWS NHS GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH NEWS 9 It’s time to halt Glasgow’s deadly love affair with alcohol

LCOHOL kills four WHERE TO times as many IT’S A FACT Apeople in GET HELP Scotland as it did only ● More than 500 people died East Addiction Services, 871 a generation ago. in 2001 in Greater Glasgow Springfield Road, Glasgow, G31 from alcohol related illnesses And in Glasgow, that equates 4HZ (0141 552 9287) (mostly liver disease) to more than 500 people a year Gonnae no dae Greater Pollok Addiction Service, ● who are literally dying for a In Glasgow, 36% of men 130 Langton Road, Glasgow, G53 5DP (0141 276 3010) drink. and 32% of women are ● A City Centre Alcohol Action West Addiction Service, 7 - 9 But that’s not all. There’s still exceeding the recommended Group (part of AAT) and number of units of alcohol Hecla Square, Glasgow, G15 4PH, the 300 people a year who Glasgow City Council have (0141 274 4346) suffer from alcohol related brain every week North Addiction Service, Closeburn been working to reduce alcohol ● damage - a figure that doctors 9% of men are drinking Street, , Glasgow G22 5JZ related crime and improve more than 50 units of alcohol (0141 276 4570) think is only the tip of the community safety within iceberg. per week - the highest level in North Addiction Service, 94 Red that? Road (), Glasgow, Scotland ● G21 4PH (0121 557 0056) So why can alcohol be so Research on alcohol and ● 2% of women are drinking North East Addiction Services, bad for you? masculinity issues and on what more than 35 units of alcohol Campaign urges adults not makes/promotes safer drinking 1250 Westerhouse Road, Glasgow, First things first, let’s be clear, per week G34 9EA (0141 781 4002) in licensed premises has been there’s nothing wrong with ● There were 341 confirmed North West Addiction Team, 59 started to buy alcohol for under-18s having the odd drink, so long cases a year of patients with Street, Glasgow, G20 9PY ● The development of a card to as you don’t go over the score. brain damage caused by OW old were you when you had (0141 287 6291) Having one or two, doctors say, be given by Police to excess drinking in 1999 - South Addiction Service, 187 Old can even be good for you. intoxicated persons who have your first drink? And how did you Rutherglen Road, Glasgow, around 75% of them can have G5 0RE (0141 420 8100) But how many of us are been arrested - the card gives get it? The odds are that you some chance of recovery if H South East Addiction Service, 10 them information about where unwittingly (or wittingly!) their condition is caught early were under 18 and probably given it Ardencraig Place, Glasgow, drinking too much and putting to go for help and advice on enough by someone older. G45 9US (0141 287 6100) our health at risk? tackling alcohol problems (this ● Research has shown that the Certainly that’s how 25% of Glaswegian South West Addiction, C/o The Jane Hasler, Coordinator with initiative is still in the proportion of women who youngsters aged 12 to 15 got their first taste of Drug Project, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Road, Greater Glasgow’s Alcohol development stage) drink alcohol is highest alcohol ... they persuaded someone over the age Action Team (a partnership ● The development of the Glasgow, G51 4TF (0141 201 among professionals and of 18 to go and buy it for them. 1956) between NHS Greater Glasgow, Arrest Referral Scheme - if lowest among semi-skilled Alcohol use is a huge problem in Glasgow and North Alcohol Prevention & the local authorities, voluntary someone is arrested for alcohol women. it’s being made worse by older people obtaining Education Project, Hyde Park sector, prisons and Strathclyde or drug related reasons, they the drink for youngsters. Business Centre, 60 Mollinsburn Police), said: “In the year 2000, will be seen by someone from Street, Glasgow G21 4SF ‘There’s a In a groundbreaking new poster campaign, studies indicated that around Social or the Health Services Glasgow Council on Alcohol, 82 30,000 men in Greater Glasgow rapidly and support and NHS Greater Glasgow, Strathclyde Police, Union Street, Glasgow, G1 3QS were drinking more than twice treatment arranged linking into RECOMMENDED Glasgow Council on Alcohol Local Prevention (0141 226 3883) the recommended weekly limit. services in their own LIMITS Projects and Greater Alcohol Greater Easterhouse Alcohol There is a culture in Scotland of Awareness Project (GEAAP) have joined forces to Addiction Project (GEAAP), 51 culture of community Trondra Place, Glasgow, G34 9AX persuade adults to not buy alcohol for young drinking specifically to get There are also a number of Men: 3-4 units per day (0141 773 1222) people. intoxicated, for the affect of the services available throughout Women: 2-3 units per day GATE Project, Community Alcohol drug, unlike our Southern “Do Us A Favour?” Greater Glasgow for people Both are recommended to The campaign sees health, Prevention Project, 27 Brockburn European neighbours who tend with alcohol problems. GEAAP and GCA staff and the Police working Road, Pollok, Glasgow G53 5BQ have at least two alcohol- (0141 883 8111) to drink moderately, to savour drinking to Community Addictions Teams with off-licences and alcohol outlets in five areas free days in between each SADIE’s Team (Safer Alcohol the taste. (CATs) are a partnership of the city - Easterhouse, Greater Pollok, North “The number of young drinking session. Glasgow (including Royston and Sighthill), Drinking in the East End), The between NHS Greater Glasgow Bambury Regeneration Centre, women drinking to excess is and the local authorities. The and the East End - to reduce the 67 Yate Street, Glasgow G31 4AE also worrying. The so-called teams help people with alcohol number of adults buying alcohol for under 18s. (0141 550 7018) “ladette culture” means some get drunk ... Nikki Boyle, Health Promotion Officer with East Dunbartonshire, Unit 20, or drugs problems access young women are downing ten services to help them manage NHS Greater Glasgow, explained: “The aim of Fraser House, Whitegate, or more units a night. We’re and combat their addictions. HOW MANY this campaign is to reduce the number of adults Kirkintilloch, G66 3BQ also seeing 25-45-year-old (0141 588 5143) CATs will also ensure clients are UNITS IN MY buying alcohol for under 18s by reinforcing the WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE women drinking more. It’s referred into appropriate message that it is against the law and that become more socially not to savour DRINK? Dumbarton Council on Alcohol, services such as the Councils anyone doing it risks a fine of up to £1000. The West Bridgend Lodge, acceptable for women to drink for Alcohol or services for campaign also aims to remind off-licence staff Dumbarton, and drink regularly. people with more severe 440ml can of very strong lager that they also have legal responsibilities and G82 4AD (01389 731 456) “And then there’s older problems. or beer - 4 units obligations in this matter.” EAST people. We’re hearing from Substance Misuse Team, St. the taste’ There are also six existing 330ml bottle medium strength Andrews House, 113 Cross health and social services anecdotally that there are community-based alcohol lager or beer - 1.7 units Arthurlie Street, Barrhead, G78 1EE groups of people in their 50s, Jane Hasler - Alcohol Action Team Co-ordinator education and prevention One pint medium strength (0141 577 3368) SOUTH LANARKSHIRE 60s and older who are maybe initiatives in Drumchapel, lager or beer - 2.8 units WHY IT’S NOT CLEVER TO BUY DRINK FOR CHILDREN Royston, Greater Easterhouse, Community Substance Misuse living alone and drinking to So why are people working on a range of One pint standard strength ● IN a recent survey of the drinking habits of young people in the East End, Pollok and West In the year 2000, nearly 1500 young people aged between 10 Team South Lanarkshire, excess - perhaps to ease drinking more? initiatives that aim to prevent lager or beer - 2.3 units and 19 in Scotland were admitted to hospital as an emergency Greater Glasgow: Rutherglen & Cambuslang, Royal heavy drinking or help those Dunbartonshire. A new one is isolation or other worries. ● Cheap drink promotions; because of acute intoxication due to alcohol. Of those, nearly ● 62% of 13 year-olds and 85% of 15 year-olds report as having Borough House, 380 King Street, with a problem. A selection of just being developed in the One pint strong cider - 4.5 Rutherglen G73 1DQ (0141 647 “The last group are underage ● 400 were under the age of 15 and 1036 were aged 15 to 19. had a proper alcoholic drink More pubs and clubs and these include: Rutherglen and Cambuslang units 9977) drinkers for whom experi- licensed premises - alongside a ● ● 20% of 13 year-olds and 40% of 15 year-olds report having menting with alcohol is almost ● The creation of an Exploring area. 50ml port or sherry - 1 unit The numbers of young people under the age of 18 who drink NORTH LANARKSHIRE wide range of off-sales outlets drunk alcohol in the week prior to the survey Addiction Advisory Service, 81c a ‘rite of passage’. 33% of 15- Alcohol pack for use in primary An exciting new 275ml Alcopops - 1.5 units regularly rose from 14% to 21% in the period 1990 to 2000. ● Alcohol being more ● Of those who reported having had an alcoholic drink, 14% Hallcraig Street, Airdrie ML6 6AW. year-olds report they usually schools - this has been so development in Glasgow City is ● In 1990, one in one hundred deaths in Scotland were alcohol affordable 35ml measure of whisky / gin of 13 year-olds and 33% of 15 year-olds report usually National Alcohol information line drink once a week, with boys successful in Greater Glasgow the intention to commission related. By 1999, this figure had risen to one in 40 (1,585) (0800 917 8282) ● The changing strength of / rum / vodka - 1.4 units drinking once a week reporting an average of 13 units that the Scottish Executive are seven new Community Alcohol ● More than two-thirds (73%) of alcohol related deaths are men Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) alcoholic drinks combined with 700ml bottle of gin / rum / ● Boys report an average of 13 units over the week while girls a week and girls reporting ten.” looking to roll it out nationally Support Services across the city ● www.aa-uk.org.uk larger measures The majority of these male deaths were in the 45 to 64 age report an average of 10 units over the week There’s also a strong link ● The development of a area as part of the major re- vodka - 26 units (0845 769 7555) ● group, but, in the younger age group (30 to 45) the number of ● between deprivation and The tendency for some training module with Scottish development of addiction 700ml bottle of whisky the most commonly reported kinds of alcohol consumed Alcoholics Anonymous, 50 deaths has doubled, indicating that alcohol problems are drinking problems: “Men groups to drink to get drunk Training on Drugs and Alcohol services. - 28 units were alcopops (57%), spirits or liquers (55%), beer, lager or Wellington Street, Glasgow starting in drinkers at a younger age (0141 226 2214) living in a deprived area are There is a huge amount to do - “Alcohol and the care of Older Greater Glasgow is to receive cider (43%) 175ml glass of wine - 2.1 units ● Al-Anon (for families of people with to change Glasgow drinking People” to train home helps £667,000 to spend on alcohol Of the number of alcohol related deaths, 44% of the deceased ● 15% of 13-15 year-olds buy alcohol from a friend or relative estimated as being seven times 250ml glass of wine (large) alcohol problems) (020 7403 0888) more likely to die from an cultures. and other people who work services this year and a further persons had been diagnosed with alcohol dependence ● 10% of 13-15 year-olds buy alcohol from someone else - 3 units www.al-anonuk.uk alcohol related cause than Glasgow’s Alcohol Action with older people, to recognise £1.11million will be made Above figures Scottish Executive Plan for Action on Alcohol Information from: Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Al-Anon Information Centre, someone living in more Team (AAT), which was set up the signs of someone who may available next year to continue 750ml bottle of wine - 9 units Problems (2002). Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) 2002 22 Mansfield Street, affluent areas.” in November 2002, has been have drinking problems developing the services. (0141 339 8884). 10 NHS GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH NEWS NHS GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH NEWS 11 Technology at work in Positive progress all across Glasgow

AND HERE’S MORE GOOD NEWS

Praise THERE have been a lot of good things happening in the NHS throughout Greater Glasgow - news that may have been New sterilisation overshadowed by some of the big issues lately. for city In case you missed them, here’s a roundup of the good news Doctor...it’s stories from NHS Greater Glasgow over the last few months..... services Pregnant Women to breathe easy unit is planned PREGNANT women in Glasgow who smoke are TWO innovative Glasgow being given help to ditch cigarettes in a new community health services midwife-led scheme. which improve patient DO you ever wonder how medical a significant and challenging undertaking The breathe project involves testing mums-to-be choice, care and access have equipment is cleaned for re-use in our that has brought out the best elements of at their first clinic visit to find out if they’re been praised in a new BMA hospitals and other NHS facilities? Most single system working from within NHSGG. smokers, then helping them to give up, including long distance! publication - the ‘A-Z of people go into hospital and never think “Hospital staff, trade unions and other offering them Nicotine Replacement Therapy, one- Doctors Making a how or where this is done. partners from Glasgow’s three Acute to-one counselling and individual stop smoking Difference’. The cleaning of medical equipment is Divisions have worked together to plan for programmes. Pregnant women interested in taking Revolutionary new telemedicine network for paediatrics in Scotland The Sandyford Initiative known as decontamination and this the move from six disparate, ageing, part in this scheme should speak to their midwife. and the Greater Glasgow procedure is currently carried out at one of decontamination units to one of the most Talking the walk Nursing Homes Care Team six ‘decontamination units’ throughout the efficient, state-of-the-art facilities in the NHS Greater Glasgow recently launched a report which celebrated HS Greater Glasgow helped make are both featured in the A-Z, city. country. Scotland that little bit smaller which includes a foreword the success of a range of youth health projects throughout the area. These units - known as Theatre Sterile “We are delighted to be keeping Glasgow’s with the launch of a unique by the Prime Minister Tony The Talking the Walk report looked at the last five years of youth N Supplies Units (TSSU) - have served decontamination service within the NHS, telemedicine network that allows Blair. health projects and the important contribution they make to the lives Glasgow well over the years. However, the which will allow us to build upon the of young people. The projects help young people deal with a range children’s experts at Yorkhill to Glasgow’s flagship introduction of new existing high standards of health issues including mental health, sexual health, smoking, ‘examine’ patients in hospitals all over emotional and sexual health national we have already drugs, alcohol, physical activity and healthy eating. the country without leaving their own service, the Sandyford decontamination established. wards. Initiative, was commended standards means “This new for its ‘Shared Care’ scheme, Sexpression offers advice to the young The network is made up of hi-tech mobile that our whole development will which improves choice and YOUNG people seeking sexual health information can get help and cameras and monitors that can transmit service has to be represent not only an access for people with advice from other young people thanks to a student-led national heart ultrasounds from newborn babies, modernised. It is improvement for Chlamydia and other organisation. allows doctors to share x-rays and gives not possible to patients and staff, but sexually transmitted Sexpression was set up initially by a group of medical students to concerned parents the opportunity to talk upgrade the six will also be a significant ‘face to face’ with a specialist about their infections (STI’s). existing units, and take information and education about sexual health out to young step forward in people living in Britain. child’s health whilst being miles apart. Sexual health advisers things cannot environmental terms, This is the first time in Scotland such a work closely with GP remain as they are, taking into account the The Glasgow group is supported and managed by NHS Greater network has managed to bring a specialist practices to provide ongoing so what is going to latest ecological Glasgow and volunteers organise and deliver programmes of free who is many miles away directly to the support, advice and be done? guidelines, driving down interactive workshops to young people on a range of different sexual bedside of an ill child. education around the What has been carbon emissions, and health subjects. Dr Alan Houston is one of the Paediatric management of STI’s and a proposed is a new increasing the recycling Defibrillators for Glasgow Cardiac Consultants at Yorkhill who has dedicated telephone support Centralised of waste.” been getting to grips with the new line is also provided for GP Decontamination Eddie Manderson, ambulances system. practices to contact the Unit at . Sterile Services Manager STATE-of-the-art defibrillators, which can sexual health adviser team save the lives of people who’ve had heart He said: “The technology involved in This pan-Glasgow INSTRUMENT and equipment at the unit at Gartnavel on any issue relating to their this project is tremendous, allowing us unit will be one of decontamination has to meet General, has been attacks, are now being fitted to all patients and the to interact with patients and colleagues the largest and stringent new standards. involved with the project frontline ambulances in Greater Glasgow. management of chlamydia. most modern in from the outset and has As part of a £5.1million Scotland-wide in outlying district general hospitals in a DOCTORS are using the new way that has not been possible before. Websites with further Britain and has now been given the go ahead been heavily involved in the design and funding package from the Scottish telemedicine network to treat support to GPs are “The network offers clinicians a high by the Scottish Executive. planning of the new unit. Executive, the city’s ambulances are children all over Scotland. www.sxhealth.co.uk and standard of detail that is comparable to This project is a new development for the He said: “This is a major step forward for ditching older machinery and being www.sandyford.org. actually being at the patient’s bedside. It NHS in Glasgow and, now that we have Glasgow. This new unit will be one of the fitted with new high-tech heart defibrillators that allow emergency can only be provided in a very few centres of is truly a 21st century way of allowing The work of the Greater approval from the Scottish Executive, it is largest and most up-to-date facilities in crews to deliver faster and better treatment to heart attack patients. clinical excellence. Glasgow Nursing Homes full steam ahead with the conversion of a Britain. children’s doctors to work together and Deaf Awareness pack make the best possible decisions for “I am determined to make sure that Care Team is making a real building identified at Cowlairs. “The reason for decontaminating medical difference to those in some of Scotland’s most ill children.” Scottish patients get high quality, safe care Jonathan Best, Lead for the NHS Greater equipment is to protect patients and staff JUNE saw the launch of Listen Up! - a deaf awareness pack aimed at nursing homes in Glasgow. The state-of-the-art system links and that they are able to access this care as Glasgow Decontamination Project, said: from hospital acquired infection. The process helping health professionals and receptionists communicate with commended NHS Greater Glasgow for their Staffed by a dedicated GP Yorkhill with Wishaw General Hospital close to home as possible. This project “NHS Greater Glasgow is constantly striving of decontamination involves the medical deaf and hard of hearing patients. team with input from other (Lanarkshire), Ayrshire Central (Ayrshire) work in this area. demonstrates how the modern NHS can to improve and modernise healthcare devices undergoing a mechanical wash, or a The first of its kind in the UK, the new pack has been created to GPs and pharmacists, the and Ninewells Hospital (Dundee), but plans He said: “I am delighted at this bring together local access and world-class services and facilities for our patients and thorough hand wash if the device is delicate. educate NHS staff about the deaf community’s needs and help them Nursing Homes Care Team are already underway to expand the network development. It helps ensure that patients - quality. staff. The equipment is then sterilised, inspected provide the support needed to help break down communication service aims to address “This latest pan-Glasgow project has been and packed ready for re-use.” barriers between doctor and patient. to other Scottish paediatric and neonatal in this case babies and children from all over “I want to see this approach widened to some of the particular units. Scotland - can have access to first-class, benefit more patients being treated in more difficulties faced by patients Health Minister, Malcolm Chisholm, highly-specialised care which realistically specialties across the NHS in Scotland.” in nursing homes. It improves access to medical care (primarily for older people) and provides care Glasgow eats up healthy eating awards for the significant number of Ethnic minority women have say on gynaecology younger patients with chronic illnesses, specific SIX Glasgow catering teams received Bevan House - which serve a joint total The Health Promotion Officer added psychiatric conditions and prestigious healthy eating awards at the of 5,000 customers daily. that the awards are given to caterers for WOMEN from ethnic minority Attendees were invited to help health staff devise an action provide gynaecological those with learning recent Scottish Healthy Choices Award Award assessor, Catherine qualities such as: communities across Glasgow plan for gynaecology services discuss the findings of focus outpatient services for them. disabilities. ceremony. Henderson, Health Promotion Officer ● gathered for a conference which took into account their Providing and promoting healthy groups and a patient survey on “The women really made the Since the service began in Awards went to: with NHS Greater Glasgow, said: recently to help shape the future various cultural needs. food choices gynaecological services for most of this opportunity to voice 2002, more than 2,000 of the College’s refectory; Clydebank “Scottish Healthy Choices is a national ● of outpatient gynaecology Showing support for breastfeeding Catherine continued: “The winning ethnic minority women. Kate Munro, Community their thoughts and feelings on 3,700 people living in College’s refectory; Clydesdale Bank’s initiative to improve Scotland’s diet. It’s services. mothers caterers give Glasgow people the They looked at the key issues Engagement Manager for NHS how gynaecology services can be nursing homes have Buchanan Street branch staff canteen; managed locally by NHS Greater Organised by NHS Greater Greater Glasgow, explained: ● Complying with Scotland’s Healthy opportunity to eat healthily, while that affect them when using the developed, so we gathered a lot registered with the service, Low Moss Prison’s catering department Glasgow’s Health Promotion team and Glasgow and the National “The conference gave us a great Choices food safety and hygiene educating them about diet and health services, identified where the of valuable information. which has proved popular - that provides meals for prisoners and Glasgow City Council’s Environmental Resource Centre for Ethnic opportunity to meet with staff; College’s diner, coffee Protection Services, who assess catering criteria in the hope they’ll take home what gaps were and suggested ways with residents, carers, Minorities, the event was part of women from many different “I’d like to thank everyone shop, tea bar and staff dining room; and establishments and provide support to ● Providing non-smoking areas on the they’ve learned to help their families to address the issues raised. families and nursing home an overall review of outpatient ethnic minority backgrounds to involved for making the staff. Glasgow City Council’s canteen in Nye attaining the award.” premises. follow healthier lifestyles.” gynaecology services. Attendees were then asked to discuss how we can better conference such a big success.” 12 NHS GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH NEWS Much needed cash helps in front line

£550,000 Funding boost extra for dental health for men’s health services NHS Greater Glasgow is to £477,000 will help to launch more MOT clinics in Glasgow receive £550,000 to improve community dental facilities EN’S health has Indicator (BMI). Results of the for children and adults with traditionally been a tests will be available at the same special needs. appointment and individuals can neglected area of The additional funding, M be referred to their GP, other which is part of a £2.35m Scotland’s health. But NHS healthcare professional or a national initiative Greater Glasgow has made it a number of voluntary agencies, as announced by the Scottish appropriate. priority by introducing men’s Executive, will be used to MOT clinics all over the city. Ian Anderson, a typical visitor develop and expand dental to one of the existing MOT Additional funding of £477,000, facilities at Pollok and clinics, said: “I am one of those recently announced by the Scottish Springburn Health Centres. men who never went to their Executive as part of a national funding Pollok Health Centre will doctor unless I could not walk or package, will allow a range of new receive £400,000 to develop was seriously ill, and that seems health initiatives to be introduced a new purpose-built facility to be the case for a lot of guys. complementing the existing services and to accommodate the existing Many people who went for the meeting the specific general dental practice and a MOT discovered that there was needs of men in new salaried community something wrong with them that Glasgow. dental service. they did not know about.” Alastair Low, The new dental facility - Ian says the changes he has Senior Health which will allow staff to made are not only improving his Promotion Officer provide services to 2,000 health but his family are for Men’s Health, additional patients - will benefiting also. He said: “The NHS Greater have more surgery space, a kids are loving it too because Glasgow, said: “We recovery area, improved they get to go swimming when I welcome this access and a special dental go to the gym. The wife has also additional funding unit to enable staff to offer signed up for the gym and the which will help us an extended range of whole family is eating more to significantly services for children and healthily.” improve and adults with special needs. There are plans to use some of expand our existing Springburn Health Centre Alastair Low... the extra funding to recruit an local health services local health centres and community venues will receive £150,000 to outreach development worker to build links welcomed new for men across the city.” across Greater Glasgow adding to the upgrade and extend existing with the local community and train funds. He added: “Many existing clinics already up-and-running and dental surgery volunteers to take key health messages out to local groups and ensuring men in Glasgow have a clinic close accommodation within the individuals have been involved in at hand. men in the Greater Pollok area. centre. The development, developing these initiatives and the feedback Men attending the clinics will be asked to The introduction of new weight which will be taken forward from local pilots has been very encouraging. complete a questionnaire to help identify management classes for men in the South over the next year, will We are committed to monitoring and potential problems linked to lifestyle factors East of Glasgow and the recruitment of a provide a larger recovery reviewing these new developments on an such as stress, diet and smoking. They will Greater Glasgow network co-ordinator to area, improve access for ongoing basis to ensure they continue to also be able to have samples of their blood monitor activity and ensure services are wheelchair users and allow meet the needs of men.” and urine analysed, have their blood delivered to a consistent high quality across patients with special needs The additional money will fund the pressure checked and have their weight and the city, are also part of the plans to improve to be treated under sedation introduction of new men’s MOT clinics in height checked to identify their Body Mass men’s health in Glasgow. where necessary. Proposals to appoint additional dentists, dental hygienists, therapists and nursing staff within both Award for nurse Julie JULIE Rennie, Practice facilities have also been CONGRATULATIONS to Glasgow Practice Nurse Julie Nurse, Crownpoint developed as part of a wider Rennie who recently scooped a major new award for her Practice in Bridgeton plan to expand and improve community dental services work in improving the care and treatment of patients Health Centre (centre) is pictured with for children across the city. with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). members of the This will enable staff to Julie, who works for the Crownpoint Practice in judging panel and provide additional Bridgeton Health Centre, won joint second place in the representatives from preventative treatment and Scottish COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) the British Lung support to children at high Care Awards which were organised by the British Lung Foundation and risk of developing tooth decay. 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