NHS Lanarkshire urges locals to prepare for Covid self-care at home

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.

Kirkwood Street, is holding a 100-mile challenge for February.

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

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.

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.

link!"There is the possibility that it will impact further on people's personal circumstances and I may see an upswing in demand for that reduction money."A lot could change towards the end of the year."

coronavirus.The film which is 60 seconds long promotes the crucial message in a desperate bid to stop the spread of the deadly virus.TV and radio presenter Angellica Bell asks people to “please do stay at home if you can so we can be together soon”.Shane Richie explains how “we are all in this together, so please, please stay at home,” while Gemma Collins calls for everyone to “stay home, saves lives and protect our NHS.”The film was made as part of the newspaper industry’s “All Together”

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).

direct to your inboxPeople over the age of 70 are now being urged to contact the NHS if they have not yet received an invitation to be vaccinated. The government had previously told people to wait for a message from their GP so the NHS did not get overwhelmed with people asking for the coronavirus vaccine.

link.East Kilbride MSP Linda Fabiani said the health board had been clear that GP’s and local teams were vaccinating the over 80s, with other groups being vaccinated in hub centres.

East Kilbride is urging locals to make sure they stay active during lockdown and the winter months in a bid to improve their wellbeing. Founder of the TAD Project and Mind Over Matter Podcast, James Downie has recently started a cold water exposure group in a bid to bring people out of their comfort zones and try something new to stimulate their heart and brain.

link.It is hoped to finish these groups by early February, after which NHS Lanarkshire will then move on to inviting people in wave two.

Lanarkshire is already supporting more inpatients with coronavirus than at any other point in the pandemic, with further significant increases projected over the coming weeks.

link.Judith said: “Our staff are battling to save lives every day and I am immensely proud of them.“Every single Lanarkshire resident can help save lives by following government guidance and staying at home.”Patients with any concerns can contact the dedicated helpline number 0300 303 0446.All patients should consider the latest Scottish Government advice, including staying at home if they have symptoms that may be caused by Covid-19 or they live with someone that has symptoms.For the latest

Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.

Hamilton’s Abercorn Care Home resident Annie Innes, 90, became the first person in a care home to receive the vaccine.Trudi Marshall, Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire nurse director, who is managing the care home vaccination programme across the whole of Lanarkshire, said: “We very rapidly scaled up our nursing workforce and carried out detailed planning in a very short time to enable us to roll the vaccinations out to some of our most vulnerable residents.“We have been vaccinating every