NHS Lanarkshire is urging people to only attend hospital emergency departments if they require urgent, and immediately necessary, treatment. Frances Dodd, NHS Lanarkshire Acute Divisional Nurse Director, said: “All of our hospitals are extremely busy following the festive period. Our emergency department staff work hard to ensure patients who need urgent care are seen and treated as quickly as possible. “For those who do not need urgent treatment, there is a range of health professionals and ser