NHS Lanarkshire and The Monklands Catchment
NHS Lanarkshire is responsible for the health of more than 553,000 people living within the North and South Lanarkshire local authority areas. There are three district general hospitals in the area - Hairmyres Hospital, Monklands and Wishaw General Hospital. Each of these hospitals has an accident and emergency department and provides a range of specialist medical and surgical services. Primary health care is provided in the community and includes general practitioners (GPs), dentists, pharmacists, health visitors and a wide range of health professionals. NHS Lanarkshire's primary care facilities include health centres and seventeen community and day hospitals.
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