NHS Lanarkshire has welcomed 80 new junior doctors who joined the health board as part of their foundation programme, boosting the 12,000 strong workforce that cares for the people of Lanarkshire across 3 hospitals and several community health centres and clinics.

Dr Jane Burns, Medical Director at NHS Lanarkshire said:

“I extend the warmest welcome to NHS Lanarkshire’s new junior doctors joining us as part of their foundation programme. It is inspiring to see so many dedicated individuals coming to work with us in caring for the people of Lanarkshire.

“On behalf of our incredible workforce I am delighted to welcome our new doctors to the health board.”

Dr Mark Robertson, Paediatric Trainee at NHS Lanarkshire said:

“Since joining the team at University Hospital Wishaw, working first in the Neonatal Unit and then in Paediatrics, everyone has been exceptionally welcoming and supportive.

“Such a friendly, encouraging team totally changes the hospital environment and I am looking forward to working with new colleagues here as we care for our patients.

“The Neonatal department is certainly busy and brings many challenges but, overall, I am very much looking forward to my new job in NHS Lanarkshire.”

NHS Lanarkshire is Scotland’s third largest health board, serving a population of 655,000 people across rural and urban communities in Lanarkshire. New junior doctors join University Hospital Hairmyers, University Hospital Monklands and University Hospital Wishaw, including within the Neonatal Ward which recently featured on BBC Scotland’s Tiny Lives series. Other areas the new doctors will work across are Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, General Medicine and General Surgery.