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It’s Organ Donation Week

It’s Organ Donation Week and people across Scotland are being urged to show their support by joining the NHS Organ Donor Register. In Scotland, there are 4,345 people currently alive, thanks to organ donors and their families. And as a nation, 45 per cent of people have already shared their decision to become an organ […]

Mix of voices captured for BCC

A double bill of films has been produced to capture the essence of South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership’s recent Building and Celebrating Communities (BCC) programme. BCC kicked off with a series of events, in early June. The aim of the open seminars, in each of South Lanarkshire’s four localities, was to explore how […]

Buckingham Palace honour for our health and safety success

Staff from hotel services, West of Scotland Laundry and maintenance services represented their departments at the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. The event was to celebrate the Centenary of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), which recognised invited guests from the public sector who were progressive in their approach to health […]

Martha switches from payroll to pension

Martha switches from payroll to pension

Colleagues paid a special farewell to Martha Forrest who retired from her post as team leader after a remarkable 42 years’ service. Martha, who was based within the payroll department at Kirklands Headquarters, joined NHS Lanarkshire in September 1974 as payroll assistant and, over time, worked up to role of payroll team leader. In November […]

Jackie's big holiday plans to make the most of retirement

Jackie’s big holiday plans to make the most of retirement

Colleagues gathered to pay a special farewell to Jackie Farnell, team leader (medical), who retired after 35 years’ service. Jackie, who was based within the physiotherapy department at Wishaw General Hospital, started working as a physiotherapy helper in June 1982 at Monklands Hospital.  On qualifying from Queens College in Glasgow, Jackie secured her basic grade […]