NHS Lanarkshire surpasses 100,000 residents receiving their first does of the Covid-19 vaccine

Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic first touched down in Los Angeles, Public Health officials confirmed more than 22,000 total deaths related to the infectious disease, bringing the county to yet another grim milestone.

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

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

direct to your inboxMore than 100,000 people in Stockport have now had their first Covid vaccine, new figures have revealed.The milestone figure will come as a huge boost to the borough, where infection rates are falling again, but remain above the national average.Stockport had already met the government target of offering all over 70s their first dose by mid-February.

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Renfrewshire care home residents have been receiving their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine this week as deaths in the elderly population continue to plummet.New figures, published by the Scottish Government, show the number of care home residents dying as a result of the virus has dropped by 62 per cent since the vaccine programme started.The Express understands the national statistics are being mirrored

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.

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

People aged over 80 and people who are aged over 80 and houseboundNHS Lanarkshire worked with colleagues in GP practices to vaccinate this group. If you are in this age group and have not received your vaccination, please contact your GP practice.

The good news in Los Angeles this week is that the city’s largest Covid-19 vaccination site at Dodger Stadium will reopen. The bad news is, for the second week in a row, the city has next to no first doses of vaccine to administer.

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.

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link!Although the majority of the public continue to show consideration and support in the collective effort to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, a joint statement has followed an increase of reports from concerned frontline staff about incidents of hostility from a minority.Heather Knox, Chief Executive of NHS Lanarkshire, Ross McGuffie and Val de Souza, Chief Officers of North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships have united in a robust response.It reads: “The majority of

link!The majority of outpatient appointments continue to be stood down in order to redeploy nurses to support the delivery on urgent and emergency inpatient care.The number of patients being treated in Lanarkshire hospitals with Covid-19 peaked at around 350 during the second half of January but has gradually decreased this month, with 235 Covid cases in hospital as of today (Wednesday 10 February).