NHS Lanarkshire are urging members of the public not to attend A&E unless it is absolutely necessary.
The healthboard posted on social media that all three emergency departments at Monklands, Hairmyres and Wishaw are at full capacity and have asked locals not to attend their local A&E unless it is life-threatening.
Judith Park, the healthboard’s director of acute services, said: “Unfortunately, we are experiencing sustained pressures across our three acute hospitals.
