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That the Parliament congratulates the teams from NHS Lanarkshire and NHS National Services Scotland, who set out to improve the lives of people in care homes in Lanarkshire by focusing on new approaches to continence care, on being shortlisted for a prestigious UK-wide GO award, which celebrate excellence in public procurement; recognises that research has identified incontinence as a risk factor that increases skin damage, infection and falls in older people; welcomes the outcomes of the initiative, which has been piloted at David Walker Gardens in Rutherglen and Summerlee House in Coatbridge; understands that this has led to improvements, including a reduction in falls by 65%, urinary infections being halved, skin damage being reduced by one third and fewer continence pads being required at the homes, and wishes the teams success at the awards.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Colin Beattie, Bob Doris, Jenny Gilruth, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ben Macpherson, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Ash Regan, Elaine Smith, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Sandra White