NHS Scotland facing huge pressure in Covid surge, BMA warns
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from on (#5KZ0S)
Self-isolation of vaccinated medical staff could be one area to review, doctor suggests
The Scottish government has days to act to relieve very high pressure" on healthcare, according to the chair of BMA Scotland, after a second health board flagged acute workforce pressures as a result of rising Covid cases and large numbers of staff having to self-isolate.
Lewis Morrison said that the decision by Raigmore hospital - the biggest hospital in the Highlands - to cancel all non-urgent surgery and outpatient activity after it reached capacity yesterday was a weather vane rather than an isolated example".
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