NHS Lanarkshire has now given over 100,000 people their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

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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.

link!“We are committed to working with partners, listening to the thoughts and concerns of communities whilst gathering information and intelligence to improve the safety and wellbeing of the people of Lanarkshire.“Any criminal behaviour that has a detrimental impact on our communities will not be tolerated."

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

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link!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.

direct to your inboxMore than 21 million people have bee given their coronavirus vaccine in the UK so far, latest figures show.The government said on Thursday (March 4) data up to March 3 shows that of the 21,946,433 jabs given in the UK so far, 20,982,571 were first doses.This is a rise of 278,9566 on the previous day.

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

link!He added: “The most surprising thing was how willing people were to give me sensitive information because they thought I was from technical support so they were giving me usernames and passwords. I thought that was shocking.”A spokesperson for North Lanarkshire Council said: “We understand receiving calls in error from members of the public must be frustrating.

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Lanarkshire to focus acute service delivery on Covid-19 inpatients and emergency care. Treatments for urgent cancer care remained in place and all three acute sites continue to operate an emergency service for theatres and diagnostics.

direct to your inbox Health bosses say Oldham has taken ‘another step towards normality’ after more than 50,000 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Care home residents, frontline healthcare staff, the clinically vulnerable and the over 70s have been able to access the first jab since the middle of December.

link!Dr Russell added: “We are vaccinating people as quickly and as safely as possible.

link!The exceptions are people aged over 80 and those who are aged over 80 and housebound.If you are in this age group and haven’t received your vaccination, contact your GP practice and staff will then pass on your details.People who are housebound and aged under 80 will automatically receive an appointment at a large vaccination clinic.They are asked to call the number on their letter and let them know they are housebound.When you attend your appointment, you are asked to remember to bring

Lanarkshire, said: “We reached this significant milestone on Friday and this has increased over the weekend to more than 120,000. This means that more than 20 per cent of the local adult population have received their first dose.“While the programme hasn’t been without its challenges, I would like to thank our staff for their continued hard work in rolling out the largest ever vaccination programme.

link!Maternity and neonatal clinics will continue as normal in the meantime. Appointments for urgent referrals, including cancer referrals, will also continue.Due to continued pressure on the whole system as a result of increasing cases of Covid-19, GP practices were also asked to manage their delivery of service by prioritising urgent care.Judith added: “Our staff are battling to save lives every day and I am immensely proud of them.