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Latest Public Health Report Focuses on Children and Young People
This week saw the publication of the latest Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024. The main focus of the report is the health of infants, children and young people. The report explores some of the usual public health themes, through a child health lens. Last...
Legislation providing smoke-free area outside NHS hospital buildings
The Prohibition of Smoking Outside Hospital Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2022, bans smoking within a 15-metres of NHS Lanarkshire hospital buildings. Second-hand smoke can drift from the main entrances to hospital departments which is harmful to all. The...
Changes to Covid pathway
From the start of April, patients across Scotland who are unwell with Covid-19 symptoms and may require medical attention are being asked to contact their GP instead of NHS 24. NHS Inform’s coronavirus webpage remains the fastest way for people to obtain the latest...
NHS Lanarkshire’s three acute hospitals working beyond full capacity
NHS Lanarkshire is once again asking the public to consider alternatives to A&E and to expect long waits as pressure on the three acute sites continues to mount. As NHS Lanarkshire’s deputy director of acute services Russell Coulthard explains, there are a myriad...
New Covid treatments reduce risk of more serious illness
People in Lanarkshire with Covid-19 who have certain medical conditions are being offered new treatments to help manage symptoms and reduce more serious illness. A number of eligible patients in Lanarkshire have received letters from the Scottish Government letting...
Council and partnership colleagues supporting acute hospitals
NHS Lanarkshire is delighted to have the support of colleagues from North and South Lanarkshire councils to help staff across the three acute hospitals during these challenging times. As pressures across the acute sites continues as a result of winter pressures,...
GP practices across Lanarkshire remain open but are moving to delivering care in a different way
Health and social care services across Lanarkshire are continuing to experience more pressure than at any other point in their history. Due to this sustained pressure, record covid-19 numbers and ongoing staff sickness absence, NHS Lanarkshire has asked GP practices...
