Vulnerable patients are to be moved out of a ward at Monklands Hospital after traces of the mould aspergillus were discovered during work on its ventilation system.
“Precautionary measures” including dispensing anti-fungal medication and deploying air filters have been put in place to protect patients currently in haematology ward 16 at the Airdrie hospital until they can be transferred.
Their move to nearby ward 15 will take place after its existing oncology outpatients are relocated to Hairmyres Hospital for the duration of the project, and after works are then carried out on that ward.
