Community mental health team put on their walking boots for charity
Nursing staff from the community mental health team at Wishaw’s Houldsworth Centre took part in a 15-mile virtual Kiltwalk challenge to raise money for the Scotland Association for Mental Health (SAMH). Staff wished to recognise and honour the incredible work SAMH...
Obituary of Hakim BenYounes
Hakim BenYounes was born in Tripoli, Libya on 6 October 1959, a sibling to two brothers and three sisters. He studied medicine at the Medical School of Al-Fateh University, Tripoli from where he graduated in May 1983.  He worked in Abusittah, Central and El Khadra...
Changing Faces changes Peter’s life
This week is Face Equality Week (17-21 May 2021), an annual event that raises awareness of the prejudice experienced by many people with a visible difference. In this touching video Peter Steele, clerical officer with the Salus occupational health team, gives a...
Staff hot step it to reach walking challenge leader board
There is 18 days left to go for participating teams to complete this year’s walking challenge. Altogether, the 377 teams have walked 292,457 kilometres, the equivalent of walking seven times round the planet. Currently topping the leader board is the Hot Steppers, a...
Mental health and learning disability staff mark Global Hand Hygiene Day
Mental health and learning disability staff took part in a week of events in support of Global Hand Hygiene Day which took place on 5 May. Events included educational and practical exercises which highlighted the staff’s mission to continually improve and commit to...
Retirement of Billy Robertson, Salus health and safety advisor
Congratulations go to Billy Robertson, Salus health and safety advisor, who retired in April after a remarkable 43 years’ service. In 1978, at the age of 15, Billy joined what is now NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde as an apprentice electrician. After qualifying, he...
Ian hangs up his lab coat
Ian McCormick, lead biomedical scientist (BMS) for microbiology, has hung up his lab coat for the last time. Ian had been a microbiology BMS for over 40 years, coming to NHS Lanarkshire from the laboratories at Yorkhill Hospital in August 1990 to take up a senior post...
For she’s a jolly Goodfellow
After almost two decades in Lanarkshire, it’s au revoir Ashley. Ashley Goodfellow is leaving us to pursue a new role with the population health team at NHS Lothian. Having started within NHS Lanarkshire’s health improvement team in 2002, working from a Portakabin at...
Dough-nut give up on winning!
NHS Lanarkshire’s recruitment department is celebrating after winning three boxes of doughnuts for the whole team. Jennifer (Jen) Brown, a recruitment administrator, had entered Radio Clyde 1’s McGhee bakery giveaway each week to try and win the delicious giveaway....
