NHS Lanarkshire Wins Award for Creating Greener and Healthier Sites
- Submitted by: Collette Stevenson, East Kilbride, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-06874
That the Parliament congratulates NHS Lanarkshire on being awarded the Collaboration – Working in Partnership category at the first ever NHS Scotland Assure Conference; recognises the contributions of everyone involved with the Lanarkshire Green Health Partnership, which aims to create a sustainable future for the benefit of staff, patients and residents; welcomes what it sees as the remarkable achievements of NHS Lanarkshire, including more than 100kg of vegetables being harvested from hospital gardens and donated to food banks; recognises the work done at University Hospital Hairmyres, in East Kilbride, in setting up a food growing site; commends University Hospital Hairmyres and NHS Lanarkshire for their commitment to a green future, and wishes everyone involved in these initiatives all the best for the future.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Bob Doris, Annabelle Ewing, Pam Gosal, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Mackay, Stuart McMillan, Jenni Minto, Audrey Nicoll, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Brian Whittle