The Medical Education Training Centre (METC) at Kirklands HQ was delighted to be the first in Scotland to be awarded the opportunity to host a prestigious course. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in London run the Basic Practical Skills in Obstetrics & Gynaecology course, designed for specialty trainees in years one, two […]

Scotland’s midwife of the year, Marie Carroll-Smith, is one of the many staff who are revalidating in September. Marie, who works at Wishaw General Hospital, won her prestigious title as the Mums’ Midwife of the Year 2016 for Scotland in The Royal College of Midwives’ Annual Midwifery Awards. Revalidation, which began in April, hits its peak in September […]

On 20 August Jonathan Edgar, consultant anaesthetist at Hairmyres Hospital, along with his 17-year-old son Nathan, will take part in a triathalon in Malawi to raise funds for malaria prevention. Organised by the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society, the event will take over five days to complete and will involve a 10k kayak, 200k cycle and […]

The annual Walk for Health Challenge within Clydesdale Healthy Working Lives ran for seven weeks to the end of June. Teams of five took part in the walking challenge and this year 19 teams registered with 12 of them completing the full event. A grand total of 28,935,830 steps were taken over the seven weeks. The winners of […]