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GILLIAN ANDERSON AND FRANCES SNEDDON
NHS LANARKSHIRE IS THE THIRD LARGEST HEALTH BOARD IN SCOTLAND, serving a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in Lanarkshire. Its 12,000-strong team of staff work in communities, health centres, clinics and offices in the
region and at three district general hospitals. When COVID-19 emerged, it posed huge questions for healthcare organisations globally. How much capacity would be needed to care for those who became infected? Would there be enough ventilators and
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