NHS Lanarkshire team are part of major breakthrough in fight against Covid-19
A team of health professionals from NHS Lanarkshire is delighted to be part of the biggest breakthrough so far in the battle against Covid-19.The doctors, nurses, pharmacists and research experts – who are based across the three NHS Lanarkshire acute hospitals – were part of the UK-wide Oxford Recovery Trial which is testing a number of potential treatments for Covid-19, including Dexamethasone.Dr Manish Patel, consultant in respiratory medicine, led the study in Lanarkshire along with his colleagues Dr Fiona Burton and Dr Claire McGoldrick.And Dr Patel said: “Following some very difficult months it is amazing to have this silver lining.“Thanks to this UK-wide collaboration, we now know that Dexamethasone works for the very sickest patients