Colleagues gathered to pay a fond farewell to district nurse Moira McHutchon who retired in May. Moira began her nursing career in 1976 as a diploma nurse. After completing her midwifery training in 1981 she worked with the Midlothian out-of-hours service. In 2000 Moira moved to NHS Lanarkshire where she joined the Forth district nursing […]

A team of ten colleagues from Wishaw General Hospital raised money for Cancer Research UK by completing a 5k race. The team, who work in pre assessment, joined forces when their colleague was diagnosed with breast cancer. The ladies, who raced around Glasgow Green and the city centre, raised an impressive £2,683.25 for the charity. […]

Colleagues paid a fond farewell to staff nurse Margaret Morris who retired in May after 39 years service. Margaret, who was part of the health visiting team at Blantyre Health Centre, spent her entire career with NHS Lanarkshire, firstly as a registered general nurse (RGN), then as a midwife and latterly as a staff nurse. […]

A community psychiatric nurse has raised £5,000 for two cancer charities to say thank you for saving her life. Lauren Magunnical, who is based at the Housldsworth Centre in Wishaw, was diagnosed with Disgerminoma, a rare form of ovarian cancer, in October last year. Lauren, who lives in Motherwell, split the money raised between the […]