Friends and colleagues gathered to pay a fond farewell to Alexander Watson who retired from NHS Lanarkshire in July after a remarkable 47 years service. The planning estimator, who was based at Law House, Carluke began his NHS career in July 1970 as an apprentice joiner based at Hartwood Hospital.  In 1975, Alex progressed to […]

Congratulations go to senior charge nurse Fiona Young who retired from NHS Lanarkshire in June after a remarkable 42 years service. Fiona, who was based within ward two at Wishaw General Hospital, started her career in 1975 when she became a pupil nurse at Hartwood Hospital. She qualified as an enrolled nurse in 1977 and […]

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. […]