Some GPs in NHS Lanarkshire will extend opening hours during 'an extremely challenging' period.
GPs in the NHS Lanarkshire area will open on Saturdays throughout January to ease pressure on the health service.
It comes as the NHS comes under unprecedented pressure, with a record number of people waiting more than 12 hours to be seen in A&E departments. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has also warned the NHS faces "an extremely challenging" next two weeks as a result of Covid and flu cases.Dr Mark Russell, NHS Lanarkshire's medical director, said: "These extended GP opening hours will help ensure that patients in need of urgent care are able to access their own GP quickly during January.
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