After a 32-year career in the NHS, colleagues have bid a fond farewell to Dr Linda Findlay, Medical Director for South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
Dr Findlay joined NHS Lanarkshire in 2001 as a senior trainee in psychiatry, before becoming a consultant in the Learning Disability Service in 2003. She has held a number of different roles before taking up the post of Medical Director in 2018.
Linda, said: “It has been my absolute privilege to grow my career in Lanarkshire and to have had such a varied career. I have been fortunate to have been involved in service redesign, ranging from the move from residential hospital care for those with a learning disability to the community through being involved in the Distress Brief Intervention Service, to responsibility for the Primary Care Improvement Plan. I have worked with hugely supportive colleagues whom I will greatly miss.”
Soumen Sengupta, Director of Health and Social Care for South Lanarkshire, added: “Linda is a truly exceptional leader and a respected team-player who will be sorely missed. She has consistently been a vocal advocate for clinical quality, innovative practice and compassionate care.
“Linda has always championed the contributions made by all of our staff and the importance of ensuring that the safety of the people we care for is at the heart of everything we do. She leaves a lasting legacy to be proud of and with all of our thanks for the significant difference she has made. I wish her only the best as she enters the next chapter of her life.”
