Out of Hours providers in NHS Lanarkshire proceed to expertise "vital pressures" say well being chiefs.
And the well being board's Scientific Director in Main Care, Dr Iain Hathorn, is asking for the general public's help by ensuring they entry the proper providers.
These pressures can lead to many sufferers experiencing longer waits to be seen.
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This will likely be significantly troublesome throughout the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations the place there's an additional public vacation – some common follow surgical procedures will likely be taking these on Monday, Could 30 and Friday, June 3 and others Thursday and Friday, June 2 and three.
Dr Hathorn is asking individuals to initially search info and recommendation for his or her ailment both on the NHS Inform web site or NHS Lanarkshire’s web site the place there's a raft of useful info and self-help recommendation.
Native pharmacies also can supply healthcare recommendation and assist for a variety of minor illnesses and if somebody nonetheless requires additional healthcare assist NHS 24 will have the ability to present the suitable course for additional assist.
It is usually extraordinarily vital that folks guarantee they've the mandatory remedy they want over the lengthy Jubilee weekend holidays so order any remedy in loads of time.
He added: “We perceive that when somebody has an sickness or minor damage they need assist as quickly as doable.
“Until a affected person’s situation is life threatening or important they need to search recommendation for the suitable healthcare assist by ringing NHS 24 on 111 day or evening.
"They are going to have the ability to direct individuals to the proper NHS service which can end in individuals being seen and handled faster together with by the Main Care Out of Hours Service the place applicable.
“There are a variety of choices that folks can flip to for well being care with a variety of assist and recommendation on NHS Lanarkshire’s web site together with Meet the Specialists which gives a variety of providers that native healthcare professionals throughout Lanarkshire can present.
“The NHS inform web site additionally supplies recommendation on self-care and NHS 24 can present pressing well being recommendation."
Soumen Sengupta, Director of Well being and Social Care stated: “Lanarkshire’s Main Care Out of Hours Service is experiencing equally excessive ranges of demand as different emergency care providers. We're asking Lanarkshire residents for his or her continued help throughout this difficult time.
“All of our groups work extraordinarily arduous in typically very difficult circumstances, and we very a lot admire the assist of the communities we serve.”
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