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Recruiting for new frailty unit at University Hospital Wishaw
University Hospital Wishaw is expanding services for older people with frailty by creating a new frailty assessment unit. As part of this, the hospital is looking to recruit a range of dedicated healthcare professionals to join the team. Staff are being recruited...
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...
Love endures as platinum jubilee care home couple celebrate Valentine’s day
Love is definitely in the air in a South Lanarkshire care home – as one resident couple near their 70th wedding anniversary. Last week, staff at South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership’s David Walker Gardens ran a series of Valentine’s high teas for all...
Non-urgent elective procedures on course to be reintroduced in March
NHS Lanarkshire hopes to reintroduce non-urgent elective procedures at the beginning of March if Covid-19 hospital admissions continue to move in the right direction. The decision was taken last month to temporarily postpone all non-urgent elective procedures and a...
Mobile Covid-19 Testing Unit to open in Douglas
A mobile Covid-19 testing unit will be situated in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, from Monday 8 February. The unit will be located at the St Bride’s Centre and will be open Monday to Sunday from 9.30am to 5.30pm. Dr Alison Smith-Palmer, NHS Lanarkshire Consultant in...
Mass vaccination clinics start across Lanarkshire
Today (Monday 1 February) marks the start of NHS Lanarkshire’s covid-19 mass vaccination centres for everyone aged 70 to 79 and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable. Dr Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, who is...
