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A major health board has told residents to prepare for "Covid self-care at home" amid soaring infection rates. Health officials from NHS Lanarkshire, where there is the second highest infection rate in Scotland, have said people should prepare for Covid-19 to hit their household.  Dr Mike Coates a local GP, pointed out that with the continuing rate of Covid case numbers in Lanarkshire, it is likely that many local people will know someone who falls ill with Covid over the next month or so. The latest 7 day total shows 1,705 new cases. He said: “We’re going to see many people g...

Health board urging residents to prepare for Covid self-care at home as capacity at 'critical' point A local health board is urging residents to prepare for Covid self-care at home as hospital capacity is currently at a "critical point".  NHS Lanarkshire is encouraging locals to prepare for taking care of themselves at home, should the virus hit their household.  It comes as recorded infection rates in Lanarkshire are revealed to be the second-highest in Scotland.  In the past fortnight, health board bosses confirmed that while a number of clinically urgent and priority procedures...

Coronavirus Ireland: 6,500 health staff are out sick today because of Covid-19 The shocking numbers will be revealed at a special meeting of the Oireachtas health committee in Leinster House Updated Dr Ronan Glynn, (Image: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin) Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more new...

THE Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) has projected that the number of Covid-19 patients in their hospitals could double in the next week as they continue to deal with “extreme pressures” at their hospitals . At a briefing on Tuesday, the Director of Finance and Contracting, Neil Guckian, said that Covid patients had increased by almost 50 per cent in the past number of days, and it could get worse. Throughout the briefing, it was emphasised just how much pressure was currently on the Western Trust. “Our projections are indicating that from next week, numbers could do...

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde started the programme in nursing homes in December. Kincaid House resident and former nurse Aileen Hunter was one of the first to receive her jab last month. Plans are in place to deliver the jab to a small number of residents who were not able to get the vaccine in their care home. Arrangements are also being made to vaccinate residents who are housebound. The first people in the over 80 age group received their vaccination today. Further rollout to this age group will continue next week and people will be contacted directly by their GP practice or the h...