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NHS Lothian cancels procedures owed to reddish upwind informing

NHS Lothian has cancelled each routine, non-urgent planned procedures connected Friday owed to the reddish upwind informing and postponed the bulk of infirmary outpatient appointments to support patients and staff.

NHS Lanarkshire has besides postponed each non-urgent appointments successful infirmary and assemblage settings arsenic a precaution.

Professor Caroline Hiscox, main enforcement of NHS Lothian, said: “We apologise to the patients affected by these cancellations and volition interaction them to put alternate appointments arsenic soon arsenic possible.

“Teams crossed Lothian person helped enactment robust plans successful spot to guarantee that urgent and exigency attraction is inactive available, and we are grateful to them for their dedication and resilience.”

Colin Lauder, lawman main enforcement of NHS Lanarkshire, said: “As a effect of the reddish upwind warning, Police Scotland is advising the nationalist not to question successful the affected areas betwixt 10am and 5pm connected Friday.

“We person therefore, unfortunately, had to instrumentality the determination to postpone each non-urgent outpatient clinics and appointments successful the interests of safety.

“We would similar to apologise for the inconvenience this volition origin and reassure patients that we volition reschedule appointments astatine the earliest opportunity.

“We volition reappraisal the presumption passim Friday and volition contented further guidance connected our nationalist website and societal media.

“Our wellness and societal attraction colleagues are moving to guarantee we support radical harmless and support indispensable services.”