The Pulse September / October 2009 - NHS Lanarkshire
The Pulse September / October 2009 - NHS Lanarkshire
The Pulse September / October 2009 - NHS Lanarkshire
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16<br />
the<strong>Pulse</strong> PEOPLE NEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER <strong>2009</strong><br />
Julian is booking out<br />
ALL THE BEST: Carol<br />
holding grandson Ollie,<br />
and with daughter Julie<br />
and husband Jim, right,<br />
surrounded by friends<br />
and colleagues<br />
TRIBUTE TO CAROL<br />
AFTER 40 YEARS<br />
CHIEF dietitian Carol Anderson<br />
has retired after 40 years with the<br />
<strong>NHS</strong> in <strong>Lanarkshire</strong>.<br />
Carol, who began her career at<br />
Law Hospital in 1969, played a key<br />
role in increasing the role of<br />
dietetics in mental health services<br />
within <strong>Lanarkshire</strong>.<br />
Colleagues wished her good<br />
luck at a farewell bash in<br />
Hartwoodhill Hospital.<br />
Carol, chief dietitian in mental<br />
health, based at the Wishaw<br />
Resource Network, said: “It’s been a<br />
privilege to work with so many great<br />
people. <strong>The</strong>y’re not just colleagues,<br />
they’re my friends and they’ve made<br />
my work very enjoyable.”<br />
Carol began as a basic grade<br />
dietitian at Law before being<br />
promoted to senior II dietitian,<br />
covering Law and the William<br />
Smellie Unit. In 1989, she took up<br />
a post at Hartwood Hospital to<br />
develop a specialist dietetic service<br />
for mental health.<br />
During this time she became<br />
involved in the Getting Better Together<br />
and Huntington’s Association Advisory<br />
and Carers groups.<br />
In 2000, Carol moved to Wishaw,<br />
when mental health services were<br />
further expanded into the community.<br />
She has had many successes with<br />
her clients and particularly enjoyed her<br />
role working with eating disorders.<br />
Lis Lawson, service development<br />
manager mental health, Bellshill<br />
locality, said: “Carol has played a<br />
major part in increasing the profile<br />
of dietetics in mental health and<br />
developing the service.<br />
“Those of us who know her will be<br />
well aware of her dedication and<br />
enthusiasm for her patients, her<br />
profession, mental health, <strong>NHS</strong><br />
<strong>Lanarkshire</strong> and life in general. It<br />
has been a privilege to work with<br />
Carol and we wish her all the best.”<br />
Carol will be spending more time<br />
with her family, including grandson<br />
Ollie, daughter Julie and husband Jim,<br />
as well as cooking, gardening<br />
and socialising.<br />
She will certainly not be stuck for<br />
things to do in her spare time with<br />
plans to build an eco-house.<br />
FAREWELL: from left,<br />
Maureen Graham,<br />
Amanda Minns,<br />
Julian Hodgson,<br />
Grant Donaghy, Jim<br />
Rae and Lisa Mclaren<br />
LIBRARIAN Julian Hodgson will<br />
be sadly missed by colleagues<br />
following his retirement after<br />
27 years with <strong>NHS</strong> <strong>Lanarkshire</strong>.<br />
Having joined the health service<br />
in 1982 as a part-time medical<br />
librarian, covering Law and<br />
Hartwood, Julian’s most recent<br />
post was at the Alistair MacKenzie<br />
Library at Wishaw General.<br />
Amanda Minns, library services<br />
manager, said: “Julian is<br />
synonymous with the library<br />
service in <strong>Lanarkshire</strong>.<br />
“Many staff, past and present,<br />
automatically link Julian’s friendly<br />
Mike shall have music<br />
CONSULTANT Anaesthetist Dr Mike<br />
Inglis is retiring from Monklands<br />
Hospital on 1 November.<br />
To celebrate his time with <strong>NHS</strong><br />
<strong>Lanarkshire</strong>, and to wish him well<br />
for the future, a dinner is being held<br />
on Saturday 24 <strong>October</strong> in the<br />
private dining room at the Abode<br />
Hotel in Bath Street, Glasgow.<br />
A drinks reception at 7pm will<br />
be followed by dinner at 8pm, and<br />
face and excellent service with the<br />
library department.”<br />
Prior to joining the health<br />
service, Julian, from Lesmahagow,<br />
worked in librarian posts in<br />
Westminster Council, London<br />
School of Economics and<br />
Lambeth Council.<br />
In his most recent post, one of<br />
Julian’s major achievements was<br />
his contribution to the implementation<br />
of the <strong>NHS</strong>Scotland unified<br />
library management system.<br />
Julian, married to Pat with two<br />
daughters, thanked everyone for<br />
their kind wishes.<br />
then musical entertainment will<br />
be provided.<br />
<strong>The</strong> cost for the evening will be<br />
£50 per person with partners very<br />
welcome. Tickets must be paid for<br />
by 8 <strong>October</strong>.<br />
For more details, contact Linda<br />
Cameron, anaesthetic secretary<br />
or Vimty Muir, consultant anaesthetist,<br />
on 01236 712000.<br />
<strong>The</strong><br />
world<br />
awaits...<br />
SPEECH and language therapy<br />
specialist Morag McDade is off to<br />
see the world after retiring from<br />
<strong>NHS</strong> <strong>Lanarkshire</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> mum of four daughters,<br />
three stepdaughters and grandmother<br />
to 14, will be visiting<br />
family in California and Australia.<br />
Morag, who was the clinical lead<br />
in learning impairment for<br />
<strong>Lanarkshire</strong> since 2000, retired<br />
after 16 years at Motherwell<br />
Health Centre.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Motherwell woman, who is<br />
married to Brian, said: “I’ve very<br />
mixed feelings about retiring.<br />
“I’m looking forward to having<br />
more time to spend with my family<br />
but I’ll also miss my colleagues and<br />
friends here at the health centre<br />
hugely. It never fails to amaze me<br />
that so many lovely and genuine<br />
people work in the same place.<br />
“I’ll be dropping back in as often<br />
as I can to see them all.”<br />
Everyone in the speech and<br />
language therapy department wishes<br />
Morag good luck for the future.<br />
She is pictured cutting her celebratory<br />
cake next to husband<br />
Brian and friends and colleagues.<br />
It never fails<br />
to amaze<br />
me that so many<br />
lovely and genuine<br />
people work in the<br />
same place. I’ll be<br />
dropping back in<br />
to see them all”<br />
<strong>The</strong> garden<br />
beckons<br />
for Roger<br />
ROGER Reid brought 37 years with the<br />
<strong>NHS</strong> in <strong>Lanarkshire</strong> to an end when<br />
he took early retirement.<br />
Based at Coathill Hospital, Roger, a<br />
property and support services<br />
department (PSSD) porter/driver,<br />
enjoyed a farewell tea on 30 June.<br />
He had worked at Law Hospital for<br />
19 years, followed by 14 years at<br />
Strathclyde Hospital, before moving<br />
to Coathill.<br />
Roger, pictured above fourth from<br />
right with his colleagues, is married<br />
with two girls and will be looking to<br />
spend more time enjoying his<br />
favourite hobby – gardening.<br />
Bert McNaughton, transport<br />
manager at Law Hospital, said: “We<br />
all wish Roger and his family a long<br />
and happy retirement.”