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<div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">System Pressures at NHS Orkney </div></div>
<div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">NHS Orkney continues to face unprecedented pressures on its inpatient services. </div></div>
<div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">To ensure we can provide inpatient care, we have made the decision to postpone all day case procedures up until the end of the day on Thursday (1 June). Postponing these procedures frees up additional bed capacity, which can then be utilised for further admissions to The Balfour. </div></div>
<div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">In <span style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit;"><a tabindex="-1" style="color: rgb(56, 88, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit;"></a></span>addition to the system wide challenges faced, we have identified a Covid outbreak within the In Patients 2 ward (IP2). IP2 will now be restricted to essential visiting only, this does not affect visiting for palliative or end of life care. We have also implemented additional measures including enhanced cleaning.</div></div>
<div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">We are asking all visitors to please ensure they follow guidance from ward staff throughout their visit, especially when in patient rooms. As always, we would ask that visitors do not attend if they are unwell or experiencing any symptoms of infection, such as, flu like symptoms, a cough, or diarrhoea.</div></div>
<div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">The message to the community remains the same, if you have a health concern that does not require urgent treatment but cannot wait until your GP or Pharmacy reopens, we would ask that you make use of NHS 24 by calling 111, using the NHS24 app or the NHS Inform website (<span style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.nhsinform.scot/?fbclid=IwAR35_xn4dSP5eu-JEawEIrYeOyGoWKn6f3aXD_ckHQ0OpQOxC1zDTrxqXus" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank" style="color: var(--blue-link); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; text-align: inherit; padding: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; background-color: transparent; display: inline; animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit;">https://www.nhsinform.scot/</a></span>). This will help you decide which is the best service for you to access.</div></div>
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