The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Out-of-hours service on top during cyber attack
When Jonathan O’Reilly’s two-year-old daughter became unwell on the Friday night, during the cyber attack on NHS Lanarkshire, he knew he needed help from healthcare staff.
Jonathan said: “The out-of-hours GP that we saw was first class and did everything that you would expect at our appointment, despite the IT challenges. The only noticeable difference was that she gave us a hand-written prescription.
“If you weren’t aware that there had been a cyber-attack, you would have noticed any difference to the service.”
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