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Lidocaine Only for Shingles Pain
Lidocaine patches should only be used for short-term nerve pain following shingles. For most other types of pain, such as back or joint pain, there is limited or no evidence of benefit of lidocaine patches. This is the latest advice from doctors and pharmacists...
Message from Director of Public Health as indoor care home visiting remains under close review
The Director of Public Health for NHS Lanarkshire has offered a renewed assurance to care home residents and their families that the reinstatement of indoor visiting remains under close review. Gabe Docherty also stressed that his unremitting focus is on keeping...
Captain Chaos’ collection for clinicians
Captain Chaos handed over a huge cheque to thank staff at University Hospital Monklands. The seven-year-old wrestling fan, also known as Caelan McFaulds, received treatment for a leg injury at the hospital during lockdown. He decided that he wanted to give back to the...
Public health warning as Lanarkshire Covid Cases Rise
Local residents are being urged to keep Lanarkshire out of lockdown as a rise in local cases brings the area close to Covid-19 restrictions being imposed. Restrictions on visiting other households have been introduced in Glasgow city, West Dunbartonshire and East...
Health Secretary and National Clinical Director thank NHS staff
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman MSP, joined by National Clinical Director Jason Leitch, visited University Hospital Hairmyres (Monday 31 August) to thank staff for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic and to see how the hospital has changed as services recover....
Think ahead: keep our community health and social care staff safe
People across Lanarkshire are being reminded that they must proactively inform visiting community health and social care staff if they are showing signs of having Coronavirus (COVID-19). Patients, service users (or a family member representing someone in receipt of...
New confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire has confirmed new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in South Lanarkshire. There is one case associated each of the following schools and nursery; First Steps Nursery School in Hamilton (staff member), Holycross High School in Hamilton (pupil),...
