University Hospital Monklands featured across the BBC on TV and radio in a hard-hitting report on the NHS pressures.
Staff at the hospital highlighted the unprecedented pressures and demands on beds and staff and how the public can help this winter by getting vaccinated.
You can access the coverage in the video below.
University Hospital Wishaw also recently featured on STV current affairs programme Scotland Tonight.
Issues covered included the pressure on A&E and lack of inpatient bed capacity, the importance of military support, the challenges of delayed patient discharges and concerns over the postponement of many planned surgical procedures. Highlighting work on a busy Covid ward, staff stressed that the virus is still with us and the public need to get vaccinated.
Discussing staff wellbeing, colleagues talked about their current concerns over service pressures, staff sickness and burnout, worries about the winter period and the unacceptable abusive behaviour targeted at some staff by patients and visitors.
Thursday’s Scotland Tonight programme is on the STV Player (available until Thursday 25 November 8pm).
https://player.stv.tv/summary/scotland-tonight
Story and clip on the STV News website https://news.stv.tv/west-central/it-feels-like-everything-is-broken-and-tumbling-down
