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Balanced budget to support sustainable health and social care
South Lanarkshire’s Integration Joint Board (IJB) has approved a balanced budget for 2025/26, ensuring that vital health and social care services continue to meet the needs of local communities. At yesterday’s (Tuesday 18 March) IJB meeting, members confirmed...
Another milestone reached in NHS Lanarkshire’s Covid-19 vaccination programme
NHS Lanarkshire has passed a second milestone in our Covid-19 vaccination programme. So far we have given 200,000 doses of the vaccine. Dr Mark Russell, Lead for the Covid-19 vaccination programme in Lanarkshire, said: “Our staff have been working incredibly hard and...
Visiting restrictions in Lanarkshire care homes set to ease
Indoor visiting of Lanarkshire’s care home residents by relatives, friends and carers is set to resume this week. Care homes will support residents to have up to two separate designated visitors once a week. The move follows the Scottish Government guidance ‘Open with...
Mobile Covid-19 Testing Unit to open in Biggar, South Lanarkshire
A mobile Covid-19 testing unit will be situated in Biggar, South Lanarkshire, from Saturday 27 February. The unit will be located at Biggar Golf Club and will be open Monday to Sunday from 9.30am to 5.30pm. Dr Jackie Hyland, NHS Lanarkshire Consultant in Health...
Community testing begins in South Lanarkshire
Rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for people is now available for people without symptoms in South Lanarkshire. The community testing initiative, in partnership with the Scottish Government, NHS Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire Council aims to drive down local...
Community Covid care centre marks patient milestone as case numbers start to decline
A little-known NHS service that’s providing Covid care in the community in Lanarkshire has just marked a significant milestone, having seen 10,000 patients in 12 months. The acute respiratory illness centre (ARIC) was set up in response to the pandemic last year as a...
Milestone reached in covid-19 vaccination programme
NHS Lanarkshire has reached and surpassed the milestone of 100,000 local people receiving their first dose of the covid-19 vaccine. Dr Mark Russell, Lead for the covid-19 vaccination programme in Lanarkshire, said: “We reached this significant milestone on Friday and...
