NHS Lanarkshire has moved out of the highest-risk “code black” status for the first time in eight months following its nine-day “firebreak” operation.
Health board officials say the Operation Flow project has “dramatically reduced pressure” across its three acute hospitals, improving conditions for both patients and staff.
Combined occupancy levels at Monklands, Wishaw and Hairmyres have decreased from an over-capacity 105 per cent to 94; while the number of emergency patients being seen within four hours has seen “significant improvement” from 49.7 per cent to 71.7 per cent.
