Thankyoutoour volunteers

On behalf of Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland, may I take this opportunity to send sincere thanks to all of the many volunteers and supporters in Lanarkshire who have contributed to the work of our charity in 2016.

Chest, heart and stroke illness can affect anyone.

Thanks to advances in treatment, and changes in lifestyle, many more people survive heart attacks and strokes than ever before - a real success story for Scotland’s health.

However, this means that many more people, and their families, are living with the long-term impact of these conditions.

Right now one in every ten people in Scotland is living with chest, heart or stroke illness.

CHSS is the only charity providing services throughout Scotland for people affected by chest, heart and stroke illness.

During 2016 we were able to help more than 18,000 people through our advice line and patient information, support groups, financial grants, and our wide range of local services, which we provide in communities throughout Lanarkshire.

None of this would be possible without the invaluable contribution of our volunteers who in the Central West of Scotland deliver over 31,000 hours with an economic contribution of over £327,500.

Their work is absolutely vital in our local support services, charity shops and other activities.

We very much appreciate the commitment, enthusiasm and care they bring to the charity and to their local community.

With continuing grateful thanks, and best wishes for Mark O’Donnell Chief executive Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland