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NHS Shetland has reiterated the necessity of continuing to follow the general advice of wearing face masks, avoiding crowds and thoroughly cleaning hands after another new case of Covid-19 was confirmed.
It is the first new case for some time and the first this month. The total number for Shetland now stands at 233 cases.
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Consultant of public health Dr Susan Laidlaw confirmed that the latest case of coronavirus was picked outside Shetland. It was confirmed through a test in the Gilbert Bain Hospital laboratory.
She said: “While we have been fortunate in that we have not had a Covid case for some time, this is a reminder that this virus is still with us and can rear its head at any time.”
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WITH JUST four weeks to go until election date on 6 May candidates in Shetland have been focusing on centralisation, the possibilities of a new hospital for Lerwick, more teachers for local schools and the advantages of fixed links rather than ferries to connect the islands.
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate Beatrice Wishart has called for an end to centralisation, citing the planned centralisation of air traffic control at Inverness as another example of governance not working for island communities.
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âThe centralisation of HIAL is just another chapter in the long book for the SNP,â Wishart said.
ONE designated visitor for each patient is now allowed into the Gilbert Bain Hospital by prior arrangement, NHS Shetland has confirmed.
This comes in addition to visits deemed essential, which are:
A birth partner during childbirth;
A person receiving end-of- life care;
To support someone with a mental health issue, dementia, a learning disability or autism where having a carer not present would cause the patient to be distressed;
To accompany a child to hospital for an appointment or admission.
NHS Shetland director of nursing and acute services Kathleen Carolan said: “Now that the Covid-19 infection rate in Shetland has fallen, we are able to support one designated visitor to come for each patient who is admitted to hospital. But this visit must be agreed with the nurse/midwife in charge of the ward before arriving at hospital for the visit.
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