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COVID baby Peyton can’t wait to start school
Little Peyton Maguire is happy, healthy and ready to start school – five years after she was thought be Scotland’s youngest COVID patient. Mum Tracy and dad AJ were shocked when NHS Lanarkshire staff diagnosed their three-week-old baby with the virus in April 2020. At...
NHS Lanarkshire salutes Army’s coronavirus support
NHS Lanarkshire has given a farewell salute to the British Army, who helped the health board’s “battle planning” in the fight against coronavirus. Ministry of Defence liaison officer Captain Dan Phillips has stood down after four months stationed at NHS Lanarkshire...
New animation to highlight the changes in GP practices
NHS Lanarkshire has developed a new animation to explain what now happens if you need to visit your GP practice. Dr Linda Findlay, Medical Director South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, said: “We want people to know that their practices are open and...
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...
