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Avoid the A&E Wait – Use a Minor Injury Unit
NHS Lanarkshire’s is reminding residents that their Minor Injury Units are open for non-life-threatening injuries between 9am and 9pm every day. People are encouraged to phone NHS 24 on 111 before attending a Minor Injury Unit. Those who do will be given priority over...
Email address for PPE donations
NHS Lanarkshire hospitals have been inundated with generous offers of personal protective equipment (PPE). So much so that a new email address has been created to help manage the donations and their onward distribution. People are being asked to email...
Abuse of health and social care staff condemned
Pictured: Councillor Paul Kelly, depute chair, Health & Social care North Lanarkshire A number of health and social care staff in North Lanarkshire have been verbally abused in the street in recent days while delivering care to some of the area’s most vulnerable...
Lanarkshire Covid-19 assessment hubs set up: patients urged not to self-present
Assessment hubs for people who may need medical attention for Coronavirus (Covid-19) have gone live in Lanarkshire. As part of the robust emergency response to the pandemic, NHS Lanarkshire has now established a Community Telephone Triage Hub and two Covid-19...
Vital steps in place to help NHS Lanarkshire respond to patients with COVID-19 symptoms
The current coronavirus (COVID-19) situation continues to pose GP practices in Lanarkshire with increasingly significant capacity challenges. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic and the latest Scottish government advice, NHS Lanarkshire continues to work closely...
NHS Lanarkshire work with local hospices to expand acute hospital capacity
NHS Lanarkshire is working closely with hospices in the area to expand acute hospital capacity ahead of COVID-19 cases increasing over the coming weeks and months. Craig Cunningham, Head of Commissioning and Performance, South Lanarkshire Health & Social Care...
NHS Lanarkshire restricts neonatal visiting and suspends home births
NHS Lanarkshire is further restricting neonatal visiting and suspending home births to protect families and staff from coronavirus. Cheryl Clark, NHS Lanarkshire chief midwife, said: “One birthing partner is very much welcome during labour. However, to help tackle the...
Kilbryde Hospice provides palliative care support to Hairmyres COVID-19 patients
NHS Lanarkshire is pleased to announce Kilbryde Hospice will be joining forces with South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership to support the care of COVID-19 patients at University Hospital Hairmyres. Calum Campbell, NHS Lanarkshire chief executive, said:...
Caring for people in communities – plea for crucial contact to be kept to one-person only
Health and Social care leaders in Lanarkshire have urged people to take a single-person approach when caring for vulnerable friends and relatives. Both Health and Social care North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire Health and Social care Partnership continue to work...
