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Jul 2021
NHS Lanarkshire warns of hospitals ‘under pressure’ due to Covid
NHS Lanarkshire in Scotland is considering pulling back on non-urgent procedures due to “workforce pressures” and rising Covid admissions.
An A&E consultant has said emergency hospital treatment at the trust should only be sought as a “last resort”.
Dr Calvin Lightbody said “huge numbers” of patients were attending A&E with non-critical conditions.
Heather Knox, chief executive of the board, said “We have seen an increase in the number of people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 and this is an additional pressure while we are trying to recover services and treat those patients who need our care.
“We also have staffing pressures as we currently have staff who are having to self-isolate due to contacts out of work.”
She went on to say “These combined pressures mean that we have had to take some difficult decisions. Unfortunately, we have had to cancel a number of planned surgeries at University Hospital Wishaw for the rest of this week.
“This is not a decision we take lightly and I would like to apologise for any upset caused.”
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