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New hospital project engineers learning opportunity for school students
For our latest news story on the new University Hospital Monklands, see the article on the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) website here: New hospital project engineers learning opportunity for school students
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....
COVID-19 community assessment pathway reaches milestone and moves to recovery phase
NHS Lanarkshire’s COVID-19 community assessment pathway (CAP) has reached the milestone of triaging more than 10,000 patients since it was established on 23 March 2020. Dr Linda Findlay, Medical Director, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, said:...
NHS Lanarkshire team part of Covid-19 breakthrough
A team of health professionals from NHS Lanarkshire is delighted to be part of the biggest breakthrough so far in the battle against Covid-19. The doctors, nurses, pharmacists and research experts – who are based across the three NHS Lanarkshire acute hospitals - were...
Dental practices across Lanarkshire reopen for urgent care only
From Monday 22 June 2020, dental practices across Lanarkshire will reopen to provide urgent dental care, without the use of aerosol generating procedures (AGP), only. This means that dentists cannot use high-speed drills or carry out procedures that would create...
Physios give key intensive care support amid virus challenge
NHS Lanarkshire physiotherapists added a new emotional challenge to their work skills, by stepping into unfamiliar critical care roles to help tackle coronavirus. Although respiratory physiotherapy staff undertake duties in an intensive care unit (ICU) regularly,...
