Vulnerable patients are to be moved out of a ward at Monklands Hospital after traces of the mould aspergillus were discovered during work on its ventilation system.“Precautionary measures” including dispensing anti-fungal medication and deploying air filters have been put in place to protect patients currently in haematology ward 16 at the Airdrie hospital until they can be transferred.Their move to nearby ward 15 will take place after its existing oncology outpatients are relocated to Hairmyres Hospital for the duration of the project, and after works are then carried out on that ward.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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A statement from the health board said: “The patients in this ward are vulnerable so we have taken the decision to move [them] out of ward 16 to allow us to complete the upgrading in an empty ward.“[They will] move into our oncology outpatient ward – unfortunately, there are some works we need to carry out on ward 15 before this move can take place and these will begin as soon as we have put in place the appropriate measure for oncology outpatients to attend Hairmyres, including any
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