Colleagues have bid a fond farewell to project assistant Maureen McGinty who retired on 31 March after a remarkable 32 years’ service.
Maureen, who was part of the primary care improvement team (PCIT), started her career in the NHS on 19 February 1990 in the linen services department at University Hospital Hairmyres. She then moved to Hartwood Hospital linen services in 1997, before joining the health and homeless service in 2003.
Finally, in 2016, Maureen moved to Kirklands Headquarters to support the primary care and mental health transformation programme as a member of the primary care improvement team. Since 2018, the PCIT has been supporting the delivery of the General Medical Services (GMS) contract and associated primary care improvement plan.
As part of her retirement gift, two members of the PCIT managed to bag a meet and greet with Sir Rod Stewart before his performance at the Hydro in November. Anyone who knows Maureen will know that she has been a life-long fan of Sir Rod and when she received the gift she was speechless.
Judith Cain, senior improvement manager primary care, said: “Within the team Maureen is affectionately known as ‘the oracle’ as she has such a wealth of knowledge about the organisation.
“We will all miss her dearly, especially her turns of phrase and can-do attitude. We wish Maureen a very happy retirement as she plans to spend lots of time at her caravan with her husband, children and grandchildren.”
