Archive | January, 2016
Hundreds of nominations for dedicated staff and important health messages highlighted.

Hundreds of nominations for dedicated staff and important health messages highlighted.

This week patients, visitors and staff were reminded that the nominations for the staff wards will close on 31 January. Over 250 nominations have already been received for NHS Lanarkshire’s staff awards. Calum Campbell, chief executive, said: “We have a lot of hard working and dedicated staff throughout Lanarkshire, who provide an exceptional standard of […]

Andrea Brown retires

Andrea Brown retires

After 37 years service, deputy charge nurse Andrea Brown retired from NHS Lanarkshire in October. Andrea, who was a member of the community mental health team at Udston Hospital, Hamilton, started her nursing career as a nursing assistant aged 17 in ward two at Hartwood Hospital. After having her first son Crawford, Andrea returned to […]

Richard Fox retires

Richard Fox retires

Colleagues bid a fond farewell to Richard Fox who retired from NHS Lanarkshire in October after 35 years service. The senior infection prevention and control nurse, who was based at Monklands Hospital, began his career with the NHS in 1980 when he joined Greater Glasgow Health Board as an enrolled nurse in the orthopaedic unit […]

Pauline Yule retires

Pauline Yule retires

Friends and family bid a fond farewell to Pauline Yule who retired from NHS Lanarkshire in October after a remarkable 37 years service. Pauline, a team leader with the public health team at Motherwell Health Centre, joined NHS Lanarkshire in 1978 when she was appointed as an auxiliary nurse at Law Hospital. In 1979, Pauline […]

Sew easy and useful too...

Sew easy and useful too…

We have teamed up with NHS Staff Benefits and Sew Confident to offer one lucky reader a sewing course up to the value of £155. Sew Confident was created to cater to the needs of those who want to learn a new craft in a friendly and social environment. Their aim is to ensure everyone […]