Retirement of Alice Jackson
Alice Jackson is set to retire this month from her position as clinic clerical officer in sexual health. Alice started working in family planning in 1978 at Blantyre Health Centre as a volunteer. This is where Alice volunteered for an astonishing 17 years. When a job...
Tom receives a ‘quality’ goodbye
Colleagues paid a fond, virtual, farewell to operations manager Tom Gibb, who retired in March after a remarkable 39 years’ service. Tom, who was based at Salus occupational health, Beckford Street, Hamilton, began his career in the operating theatres at the former...
Retirement of Andy Fleming
Andy Fleming will retire in April after 37 years’ service as an autism practitioner. Andy, who was based at Kirklands Headquarters, has held many roles over the years with the learning disability services as well as within wider services. In 2006, Andy took on the...
Staff join forces to encourage Lanarkshire to stick with it
Marking one year since Covid-19 lockdown restrictions began, frontline staff have joined forces as part of a social media campaign to encourage their colleagues, and wider Lanarkshire population, to stick with it. The short videos, which were released during March,...
Safehaven team are winners at virtual staff awards ceremony
The Safehaven team at Kirklands Headquarters are celebrating their win following the fifth staff awards ceremony – which was held virtually – where they picked up the award for outstanding team in a non-clinical role. Even though the team may be very small, this...
Retirement of Dr Ken Robertson
After 30 years’ service, Dr Ken Robertson retired from his position as associate specialist in anaesthesia. In November 1993, Ken was appointed to Hairmyres and Stonehouse NHS Trust as a staff grade doctor in anaesthetics. At the time he was the only staff grader in...
Harm reduction team privileged to receive award
The harm reduction team picked up the Chair Award at the fifth staff awards ceremony, which was held virtually via Microsoft Teams. The team is made up of only nine members of staff and leads on harm reduction work across Lanarkshire that provides injecting equipment...
Happy go Lucy wins at staff awards
Healthcare support worker Lucy Mohammed won the award for outstanding individual in a clinical role at the fifth staff awards ceremony which was held virtually via Microsoft Teams. Lucy, who is based at University Hospital Wishaw (UHW), works on the consumables...
Tributes paid to colleague
Colleagues are mourning the loss of a valued member of staff, who sadly passed away from coronavirus on 9 March. David Trower, from Coatbridge, has been described by his family as “a caring, gentle and loving man, who has left a void that nothing can fill”. David, 67,...
