NHS Lanarkshire announce the opening of Covid-19 testing unit in Blantyre

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South Lanarkshire’s chief executive to discuss a challenging first year in charge. “It’s been very unusual, I think is the understatement,” Cleland said.

NHS Lanarkshire temporarily postponed all non-urgent elective procedures and a targeted range of outpatient appointments.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A temporary Covid-19 testing site is being set up in Ferguslie Park.Scheduled to open on Wednesday at St Ninian’s Church Hall, the drop-in testing centre is for people who do not have symptoms of the virus.The mobile unit is being set up in the scheme in a bid to identify people who may have the virus but do not yet know.It comes as the Ferguslie Park area continues to record higher than average covid

will have to be prioritised. The SNP leader said: “At present we expect that over the next month we will have approximately 500,000 fewer doses than we had previously anticipated.

Larkhall this week as a 27-year-old man was rushed to hospital. Officers are probing the incident on Tuesday which happened around 7.25pm and say a number of people were involved in a disturbance but an exact number is not known.

Lanarkshire have now received their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

link!Trudi Marshall, Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire nurse director, who is managing the care home vaccination programme across the whole of Lanarkshire, said: “Care home residents are amongst our most vulnerable residents and this is a very worrying time for many of them.“I know it will be greatly reassuring to residents, their loved ones and staff that they have now received both doses of the vaccine.“From the very outset of this pandemic health and social care staff have worked closely

link.This can be for a number of reasons such as not being 28 days post Covid infection, being unwell on the day of vaccination or are new residents.As a result, further visits to care homes are taking place to ensure all residents are fully vaccinated as they become eligible.A 90-year-old former carer became the first resident of a care home to get the Covid-19 vaccine in Scotland, back in December.Annie Innes got the initial dose at Abercorn House in Hamilton.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Almost 40 people were found to have Covid-19 after a mobile testing unit rolled into Gallowhill two weeks ago.The unit was dispatched to the Paisley scheme as part of a one-week testing blitz after the area was found to have stubbornly high covid infection rates.The service, which ran from February 25 to March 3, offered tests to both those displaying symptoms of the disease and those who were

link!"To be fair, I don't think anybody had envisaged 12 or 13 months ago that we would be going through Covid."Most capital projects, similar to the council, people have delayed them."However, officers have contacted Wetherspoons.

link!JCVI priority group six includes people aged 16 to 64 with conditions such as a blood cancer (such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma); diabetes; dementia; a heart problem or a chest complaint or breathing difficulties, including bronchitis, emphysema or severe asthma.

NHS Lanarkshire, said: “This is an exciting time to join the board as we strive to respond to the challenges of Covid-19 by transforming how we deliver health and care for our communities.“For one role we are looking for someone with capital project expertise who can support the board in its oversight of the plans to build the new University Hospital Monklands.Don't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting

Spittal Community Centre and is open every day from 9:30am to 5:30pm. Dr Jackie Hyland, NHS Lanarkshire Consultant in Health Protection, said: “Covid-19 can be spread by people who don’t have symptoms or the symptoms are so mild people may not recognise that they have the infection.“For the benefit of yourself and your community, I would encourage as many people as possible to get a test.

link!Conservative group leader Councillor Alex Allison (Clydesdale East) added: “I believe we have a duty to represent our constituents and their views when we are elected to public office.“Therefore, we were willing to go into negotiations with other parties to get a good outcome for all residents in South Lanarkshire.

link!Neena Mahal, chair of NHS Lanarkshire, said: “This is an exciting time to join the board as we strive to respond to the challenges of Covid-19 by transforming how we deliver health and care for our communities.“For one role we are looking for someone with capital project expertise who can support the board in its oversight of the plans to build the new University Hospital Monklands.“For the other role we are seeking someone who either has lived experience of health inequalities or who can

Haley Bosselman editorIn today’s TV news roundup, “South Park” is back with a new COVID-19 vaccine special, and Amazon Prime Video offered a first look at animated series “Invincible,” starring Steven Yeun.The Feb. 22 episode of “The Good Doctor” will feature Southern California Special Olympics global messenger Caley Versfelt, Variety has learned exclusively.