A SELFLESS nurse is devoting all of her efforts to vulnerable patients during lockdown.

Coatbridge woman Andrea Jaap, 49, has been praised by her sister-in-law June for going above and beyond at Monklands Hospital, in Airdrie.

The mother-of-two is taking on extra hours while having to deal with the difficulties of not seeing her family due to social distancing measures.

June’s twin boys Anthony and Thomas celebrated their eighth birthday last week but she could only join in the party via video chat.

June, 41, said: “Andrea is finding it very emotional at the moment and it’s not made any easier by not being able to see the family.

“She’s putting herself and her health in danger every day to help others, to help keep us safe.

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“She’s taking on extra hours and does it all without complaining.”

Andrea is married to Paul, 50, and mother to William, 30, and 28-year-old Thomas.

June, who is mother to Ella, 6, said: “We’re all so proud of her for what she’s doing.

“People are so thankful for what nurses are doing”

Finally, a Castlemilk man is pushing himself every day to do his bit in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH).

Joseph Clancy, 30, is a domestic and is doing all he can to help, even refusing to take time off so he “doesn’t let anyone down”.

He previously worked in the Western Infirmary after completing Project SEARCH, a course for young people with learning disabilities.

Joseph was born prematurely but his dad Joe says it hasn’t stopped him from achieving so much.

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Joe, 62, said: “He puts in all of the extra time to help people and thinks he’s letting them down if he takes time off.

“They temporarily moved him out of his ward into another and the nurses were saying how delighted they were to have him back when he returned.

“He’s such a good person and phones me every night to check in and make sure I’m okay.”