NHS Lanarkshire medics are celebrating their role in securing the biggest breakthrough of the battle against COVID-19 so far.Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and research experts helped find the true value of a common steroid.Based across the health board’s three acute hospitals, the health professionasl were part of the UK-wide Oxford Recovery Trial that found Dexamethasone could cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators.Now the respiratory consultant who headed up NHS Lanarkshire’s role in the trial has paid tribute to his team.Dr Manish Patel told the News: “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.