Five NHS Lanarkshire doctors have been awarded honorary professorships  by Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). The appointment will see professors Mark Barber, Eamonn Brankin, Graham Ellis, Roy Scott and Iain Wallace participating in programme development in GCU’s School of Health and Life Sciences. Professor Eamonn Brankin said: “My colleagues and I are delighted to be made […]

Lorraine Smith, cardiology secretary at University Hospital Hairmyres, retired from NHS Lanarkshire in October after 22 years’ service. Lorraine joined NHS Lanarkshire in April 1995 as a ward clerkess in the medical unit in Hairmyres Hospital and, in October 2007, took up the post of cardiology secretary, a post she held until her retirement. Lorraine […]

After 41 years’ service, senior nurse Jenny Butchart retired from NHS Lanarkshire in December. Jenny, who was part of the East Kilbride and Strathaven locality, began her nurse training in 1976 at Glasgow Victoria Infirmary. In 1987, Jenny joined community nursing where she cared for the people of East Kilbride. During this time she progressed […]

Friends and colleagues gathered to pay a fond farewell to Geraldine Marshall, who retired from her post as patient pathway tracker with cancer services at University Hospital Monklands in December after a remarkable 47 years’ service. Geraldine joined the NHS in June 1970 as a copy/audio typist at Strathclyde Hospital, Motherwell. She worked in various […]