The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Linzi Shields, Pharmacy Student of the Year
In 2016, Linzi Shields was appointed as a student pharmacy technician with the pharmacy department at University Hospital Wishaw (UHW). To qualify as a pharmacy technician, and enable her to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council, Linzi studied towards a national qualification and SVQ level three in pharmacy services.
In June 2019, Linzi qualified and was nominated as ‘Pharmacy Student of the Year’ at Edinburgh College in recognition of her commitment to her work and studies. Linzi stated: “I am really shocked and delighted to be chosen for Student of the Year 2019. I am grateful for the recognition after two years of hard work and look forward to the next step in my career.”
Lynn Hall, chief pharmacy technician at UHW, said: “We are delighted for Linzi and would like to congratulate her on her achievement. We wish her well in her future career as a pharmacy technician.”
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