Wonder drug gives NHSGGC team a chance to save baby Isabella
The parents of a six-week old baby girl who is one of the first in the UK to be given access to a new, potentially…
Movie time once again for the youngest patients
At long last we’re getting back to the cinema – and that includes some patients at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, who are…
Inverclyde community rallies round to transform hospital garden
It’s the kind of thing you normally see on those shows on television – a community rallies round to give a garden a well-deserved makeover.…
New mum Maxine sings praises of the Vale’s community maternity unit
A new mum from Alexandria is thanking staff at the Vale’s Community Maternity Unit for giving her the birth she had always dreamed of. Maxine…
NHSGGC’s new electronic prescribing system tots up one million doses
The old-fashioned hand-written hospital drug chart has been used for decades – but now NHSGGC has introduced a new electronic prescribing system fit for the…
Growing stronger every day – one mum’s breastfeeding journey
A young mum from Dumbarton has told how glad she is to be breastfeeding her daughter, despite a rocky start when she was born. Nancy…
Professor Tara – my patients won’t let it go to my head
An intensive care specialist from Glasgow Royal Infirmary, who has just been promoted to Professor, is reflecting on the last year and how she has…
It’s time to nominate in the NHSGGC Excellence Awards
At the beginning of last year when the COVID-19 pandemic struck NHSGGC had to put a hold on its annual staff Excellence Awards. In the…
IRH nurse prepares to say goodbye after 38 years
One of Inverclyde Royal’s longest serving members of staff will retire later this month, after almost 40 years in the job there. Steven McDowall (58),…
Nurse who vaccinated the First Minister reflects on pandemic experience
A West Dunbartonshire nurse, who found herself in the limelight when she vaccinated the First Minister, has been reflecting on her pandemic experience. The day…