Power restored at Wishaw General Hospital

Electricity has been restored to Wishaw General hospital after a power interruption around 9 o'clock this morning.

The hospital was powered by backup generators until mains electricity was restored at around 4.

Some outpatient clinics were affected and one emergency patient was re-directed to Hairmyres Hospital.

NHS Lanarkshire says all appointments have been rescheduled

Calum Campbell, Chief Executive said: “In the interest of patient safety and as a precautionary measure, we took the decision to re-schedule a small number of surgical procedures based on clinical priority.

“The power interruption impacted on our diagnostic and IT systems which have now been fully restored.

“As a result some outpatient clinics have been affected and one emergency patient was re-directed to Hairmyres Hospital. This is in line with our business and emergency continuity plans which worked to good effect.

“All patients affected by the interruption have been re-scheduled and we would like to apologise for any inconvenience this will have caused.”