Dr Veronica Rainey has been appointed as the new Associate Medical Director for South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
Soumen Sengupta, Director of Health and Social Care for South Lanarkshire, said: “I’m delighted that Veronica is joining the senior clinical leadership team for South Lanarkshire and across NHS Lanarkshire. Veronica brings a palpable drive for improvement and I know she will build on the valuable work undertaken by her predecessor Dr Sharon Russell, for the benefit of our patients, carers and communities.”
Veronica said: “I’m so pleased to have been appointed as Associated Medical Director and am very much looking forward to joining such a dynamic team. A key focus of my work will be primary care and my experience in this area will help us work collaboratively with independent contractors to continue to improve services for the people of Lanarkshire.”
Veronica graduated from Glasgow University in 1998 and has been a GP for more than 20 years. She is currently a GP in Coatbridge and also holds roles as a GP appraiser with NHS Lanarkshire and as the Associate Advisor in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety for NHS Education for Scotland. Her other professional interests lie in addressing health inequalities, patient safety and quality improvement.
Veronica will take up her new role as Associate Medical Director for South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership in early January 2023.
Outside of work, Veronica chairs a local non-profit organisation and is a busy mum to two children.
