CEL for HPHS March 2008
In March 2008, the Scottish Government issued a CEL asking all NHS boards to ‘implement specific promoting actions on smoking, alcohol, breastfeeding, food and health and health at work to support health improvement in the acute care setting…. and give an annual progress report on these in each of the next 3 years’. The areas of action specified clearly link to National Performance Frameworks and a number of the HEAT targets.
In follow up from this the HPHS - Healthyliving Award (HLA) letter specifically states all hospitals should achieve the HLA by March 2009. Scottish Government clarified this includes both community and acute hospitals.
These initial interventions signal a direction to support the culture of healthy and supportive NHS Services.
This page provides links to information to support their implementation.