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First Minister with orthopaedic outpatient Thomas McShane
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Plans are in place to expand the range of services for patients attending the Glasgow facility after a three-week pilot.
Set up to receive covid-19 patients from the 20th April, the temporary hospital established in Glasgow’s SEC has been repurposed to help clear some of the backlog built up while the NHS was on an emergency footing.
315 orthopaedic and plastic surgery consultations have been carried out at the NHS Louisa Jordan since the beginning of the month as part of a pilot programme run by NHS Lanarkshire.
Plans are now in place to expand services and increase the number of patients sent there from across Scotland.
New services to be offered include key diagnostics such as X-rays, CT scanning and ultrasounds, as well as speciality dermatology appointments.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says, although never used to treat covid-19 patients, the facility is now “a vital asset” in the phased approach to safely resuming NHS services.
It stands ready though to treat patients with the virus at a few days’ notice, she said, should case numbers rise again.
With over 1,000 bed bays, £31m has been spent establishing the NHS Louisa Jordan.
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