Mum of miracle twins gives thanks on World Prematurity Day
A Bishopbriggs mum who has twice experienced premature births is praising the care she received on World Prematurity Day. In 2017 Victoria Goodall’s twins spent…
World COPD day marked during toughest year ever
Today is World COPD Day (18 November) and in the year of the Covid pandemic, it’s never been a more important time to draw attention…
COVID Community Assessment Centres open and ready to provide vital care
As the number of patients with COVID-19 in NHSGGC hospitals is now in excess of 700, medics at NHSGGC have issued an urgent message to…
Therapists’ work ‘packs’ a punch and helps adults with learning disabilities during Covid
A home activity pack which was developed by NHSGGC Occupational Therapists has gone down so well with clients that Occupational Therapy colleagues are widely now…
Charlie breaks out to enjoy retirement
After 54 years of nursing, 11 of which have been at Greenock Prison, Charlie Hoggitt is finally breaking free to enjoy a well-earned retirement. Charlie,…
Time for a rest after six decades of nursing
To give you an idea just how long Issy Jackson has been a nurse, she started her training exactly three days before a certain near…
Oscar’s first Christmas at home
A five old boy who has spent almost his entire life in hospital has headed home for his first ever Christmas. Oscar Edgar has been a…
Hospital delivery service gets more than it bargains for
The volunteers at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Give and Go service have been some of the pandemic’s unsung heroes but together with the bags…
First NHS patient in the UK receives new ‘Michelangelo’ hand
A woman who lost her limbs after she contracted sepsis from a paper cut is looking forward to a new challenge in 2021 – getting…
Knitters asked to have a heart
Doctors and nurses battling to save lives on the frontline are asking people in Greater Glasgow and Clyde to have a heart….. Our nursing and…