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For all media enquiries contact the NHS Lanarkshire Communications Department by emailing media@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk. Please note this media box is only monitored Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
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Celebrating the impact of Family Support Hubs in South Lanarkshire
An innovative approach is helping support families and improve outcomes for children and parents. South Lanarkshire’s Family Support Hubs are multi-disciplinary teams that provide whole family support to babies, children, young people and their families across South...
NHS Lanarkshire offers reassurance to the public following cluster of confirmed Covid-19 cases
NHS Lanarkshire would like to continue to offer reassurance following a cluster of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the area over the last few days. At present, there are 15 Covid-19 cases associated with Sitel call handling facility in Bellshill, plus a further five...
Visiting within NHS Lanarkshire’s maternity services
NHS Lanarkshire’s maternity services will introduce new visiting arrangements from Monday 13 July. From this date, one designated visitor can accompany women for pregnancy scans. The scan waiting area is very small and can only accommodate the women attending scan and...
Hospital visiting re-instated
Patients in hospitals across NHS Lanarkshire will again be able to receive visits from a loved one. Hospital visiting is now being re-instated in a staged approach. This comes after hospitals across Scotland had to take the exceptional step of stopping all but...
NHS Lanarkshire is redesigning primary care services as they begin to return
As NHS services start to return to their ‘new normal’ while still dealing with covid-19, Lanarkshire residents are asked to be aware of and adhere to the changes that are now in place at local GP practices. Dr Linda Findlay, Medical Director South Lanarkshire Health...
Guidance on the use of facial coverings when visiting hospital
With effect from today (Monday 29 June), members of the public visiting an NHS Lanarkshire acute or community hospital, including those attending for an appointment, will be required to wear a face mask/covering. The main purpose of this measure is to seek to prevent...
Home births now reinstated
As services begin to recover from covid-19, NHS Lanarkshire has reinstated home births. Cheryl Clark, NHS Lanarkshire’s Chief Midwife, said: “As we move forward more of our services will begin to return. The first of these, is being able to offer home births again....
