An NHS Lanarkshire medical microbiologist has been appointed as Professor of Microbiology at Edinburgh Napier University. Dr Stephanie Dancer will begin her new post in February, where she will teach students, contribute towards research objectives and set up a post graduate course in infection prevention and control. Stephanie has worked for NHS Lanarkshire for the […]

Colleagues and family bid a fond farewell to Jean Devlin, management team secretary, who retired from NHS Lanarkshire in October after eight years service. Jean, who was part of the north-east unit at Netherton House, Wishaw, joined NHS Lanarkshire in 2007 as a management team secretary for the Motherwell locality based at Strathclyde Hospital, Motherwell, […]

Healthcare assistant Shona McNally retired from NHS Lanarkshire in August after 34 years service. Shona, who was based at Douglas Street Community Health Clinic, joined NHS Lanarkshire on 4 May 1981 and worked at Lockhart Hospital in a full-time capacity for 10 years before having her daughter Rachel. Shona returned to work on a part-time […]

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 […]

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 […]