Retirement of Kate McGhee, Tobacco Control nurse specialist
The Tobacco Control Team wished their colleague, Kate McGhee, nurse specialist a happy and long retirement, as she leaves the team after twenty years. Kate shared the story of her 42-year career with the NHS: “I started my nurse training at the Southern General...
Retirement of Jim Murray, service manager, children’s services
Colleagues paid a fond farewell to Jim Murray, service manager, children’s services, paediatrics and child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), who retired in August after a remarkable 37 years’ service. Jim began his career with NHS Lanarkshire in 1984 when...
Alison ‘warmly’ welcomes donations to her winter jacket campaign
Alison Harley, response, resilience and preparedness officer, Kirklands Headquarters, would like to express her deepest gratitude to those who have kindly donated to her ‘Just Jackets’ winter 2021 campaign. To date, over 200 jackets and coats have been collected by...
Retirement of Elaine MacKinnon, sexual health nurse adviser
Congratulations go to sexual health nurse adviser Elaine MacKinnon who retired in August after 38 years’ service. Elaine, who worked with the sexual health service at Coathill Hospital, began her career as a midwife, working between William Smillie and Bellshill...
Claire receives national recognition
Congratulations go to Claire Gallagher who featured in an edition of the Daily Record on Wednesday 28 July. Claire, a mental health support worker with the community mental health team at Airbles Road, Motherwell, was contacted by the national newspaper as part of...
Q&A with new director of health and social care for South Lanarkshire
Soumen Sengupta, director of health and social care for South Lanarkshire has now taken up post. In this quick-read Q&A, Soumen provides an at-a-glance profile of where he has come from and what drives him. Q: Welcome aboard Soumen. Tell us a bit about yourself...
Occupational therapists focus on staff wellbeing
While the importance of mental wellbeing in staff has been long recognised, the Covid pandemic has thrown this further into the spotlight. The occupational therapy acute wellbeing champions, supported by primary care occupational therapy, have developed a number of...
Long Covid has changed the life of 23-year-old nurse
As the country begins to open up and we move towards more normality, 23 year-old Heather Campbell – Â a staff nurse at University Hospital Wishaw – is a stark reminder that Covid-19 is still out there and can cause long-term health issues. Heather, from...
Walking Challenge 2021 winners and round-up
Congratulations go to all the staff who took part in this year’s walking challenge. All teams combined walked an incredible distance over the six-week period. In fact, teams racked up an astounding 720 million steps – the equivalent of walking over 12 times around...
