NHS Lanarkshire’s executive medical director is appealing to residents to consider alternatives to A&E or expect long waits as pressure on hospitals continues to be a major concern.
Dr Jane Burns is urging people not to attend accident and emergency unless their condition is “urgent or life-threatening” as the number of Covid patients in hospitals across Lanarkshire reached continues to rise.
She said: “There are a number of reasons for the current relentless pressures on Lanarkshire hospitals but primarily it is the number of patients requiring treatment both with and without Covid.
