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Paul T Smith

Forth Valley Royal Hospital process more than 186,000 Covid-19 since pandemic began

Forth Valley Royal hospital have processed more than 186,000 coronavirus tests since the start of the global pandemic.

They've been identifying positive and negative swabs from local hospital, healthcare staff and most recently prisons across Forth Valley.

Staff have also reported a 95% percent turnaround time at the base.

A smaller satellite laboratory was also set up in November 2020 on the ground floor of the Larbert hospital close to the Emergency Department.

Bosses say its aim was to deliver rapid results for patients who had to be quickly admitted to hospital.

NHS Forth Valley’s Microbiology Laboratory Manager, Elisabeth Kilgour, said: "Staff have gone above and beyond with increased shift patterns, often working until late into the night, to deliver Covid-19 results for local patients.

"I am very proud of all that the laboratory staff has, as a team, achieved so far and will continue to deliver over the winter months as a key part of the health and care team."

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