Courage and Compassion result in award wins for Royal Hospital for Children patient and nurse
A heartwarming moment of pure joy was shared this week at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow’s Schiehallion Unit, as both a teen patient and…
The Sleepy Doctor wins the Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Alyson Walker, affectionately known as “the sleepy doctor” by her young patients, has been honoured with the Children’s Health Scotland Lifetime Achievement Award 2024. Alyson,…
NHSGGC launches a fresh approach to child and family health and wellbeing
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has announced the launch of HENRY, a programme to support families dealing with the challenges of eating healthily and…
River to spend his first birthday at home after 320 days in hospital
River Stephen Camile Mbunzama spent his first 320 days of life in the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow (RHC). Today is River’s first birthday (26.08.24), and…
NHSGGC will offer RSV vaccination at routine maternity appointments
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has announced that starting from Monday the 12th of August 2024, all pregnant women will be offered the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)…
Older adults and pregnant women are invited for RSV vaccination
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has advised that invitation letters for those eligible for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination will arrive at homes from…
Home care pilot enables babies with jaundice to leave hospital sooner
A team of neonatal nurses and medical staff at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow (RHC) neonatal unit have launched a pilot service to treat…
Movies in MRI thanks to Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity
At the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, MRI scans have become less daunting, thanks to specialist equipment, funded by Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, that allows…
Has your child missed their vaccination?
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is running a drop-in vaccination bus for secondary-school-aged children that have missed receiving their Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccination…
Celebrating 50 years of nursing and no signs of slowing down
Anyone who has had surgery under anaesthetic vaguely – and in many cases vividly – remembers the friendly face that was there for them when…