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,…
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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…
Milngavie vaccinations in full swing
Milngavie Town Hall was the place to be on Saturday, as COVID vaccinations for the over 80s continued at pace. In total, six GP surgeries…
Knitters prove they have heart – lots of them
In January we made an appeal for knitted hearts to allow families to feel close to their relatives as they battled COVID – and the…
“I waited to recover fully and it just never came” – young nurse living with Long Covid
A Glasgow nurse has opened up about her experience of Long Covid, in the hope it will help others with the condition. Lorna Graham, who…
RAH staff ‘blown away’ with messages of love
Primary school children from Elderslie have warmed the hearts of hard working hospital staff, with a very special Valentine’s surprise. Forget red roses – hand…