NHS Lanarkshire make plea over physical distancing in hospital A&E departments

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two metre rule will be dumped by saying physical distancing measures will change. However, Professor Jason Leitch said he could not be “entirely sure” when the restriction would be relaxed.

NHS Lanarkshire medics are celebrating their role in securing the biggest breakthrough of the battle against COVID-19 so far.Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and research experts helped find the true value of a common steroid.Based across the health board’s three acute hospitals, the health professionasl were part of the UK-wide Oxford Recovery Trial that found Dexamethasone could cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators.Now the respiratory consultant who headed up NHS

Almost 200 newly-qualified teachers are to be offered full-time, fixed term contracts with North Lanarkshire Council in the coming academic term.The coronavirus has had an impact on the council’s normal approach to workforce planning and teacher recruitment and a number of teachers who were due to retire deferred in order to provide much-welcomed support with the pandemic.These two factors resulted in a reduced a number of permanent vacancies available for session 2020/21.However, potential

ScotRail is urging customers to follow its five rules for safe travel, as the train operator warns customers it can’t guarantee physical distancing at all stages of a journey.While travel remains for essential journeys only, the rail operator is preparing for any potential easing in lockdown which could result in more people travelling by train.

coronavirus outbreaks in non-covid hospital wards in one of the country’s biggest health boards.NHS Lanarkshire figures also show nearly 100 patients and staff were infected during the outbreaks.An official board document states: “Staff clusters of cases are becoming an area of increased concern.”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments

NHS Lanarkshire will be calling patients awaiting an appointment, or who have a future booked appointment, in order to update their personal details.Patients who have not provided NHS Lanarkshire with a mobile phone will receive a call on their landline.The call is to ensure NHS Lanarkshire has accurate and up-to-date information for each patient including a mobile phone number.Joyce Galloway, referral management service manager for NHS Lanarkshire, said: “The safety of our patients is always

NHS Lanarkshire is asking people to help with physical distancing in hospital emergency departments.There has been a large increase in the number of people attending the emergency departments at NHS Lanarkshire’s acute hospitals in the past few days.This, along with patients being accompanied by relatives, has made physical distancing very difficult.Dr John Keaney, NHS Lanarkshire acute medical director and consultant in emergency medicine, said: “We want to provide the best and safest care to

Heather Knox has been appointed interim chief executive of NHS Lanarkshire.

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