Professor Jann Gardner, Chief Executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Having started her career as a clinical pharmacist training in both NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Jann worked through progressively senior roles in her professional field.
She then progressed through a number of wider hospital and healthcare management roles, including Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer in NHS Fife before being appointed as a Chief Executive, initially with NHS Golden Jubilee and then, in December 2022, with NHS Lanarkshire.
Jann was appointed as NHSGGC’s Chief Executive on 1st February 2025.
Dr Scott Davidson was appointed Medical Director of Greater Glasgow and Clyde in October 2024.
Scott qualified in Medicine from the University of Aberdeen in 1994 before moving to continue his training in Glasgow. He undertook a period of research in Lung Cancer, achieving an MD through the Cancer Research UK Beatson Laboratories. He then went on to join the West of Scotland training scheme for General Internal and Respiratory Medicine, working with many inspirational clinical leaders throughout his research and training. Scott is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians in Glasgow and the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.
He was appointed as a Consultant Respiratory Physician at the Southern General Hospital in 2006. There, he helped to develop the Lung Cancer service, and became Lead Clinician for medicine, before moving to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital when it opened in 2015. There he specialised in the home ventilation of patients with neuromuscular disease, leading the service until 2020.
Scott was the Clinical Director for medical services in the QEUH shortly after it opened, before becoming the South sector Chief of Medicine. He was appointed Deputy Medical Director for Acute services in 2019, remaining in this role until becoming Board Medical Director.
Dr Scott Davidson has a wealth of experience and a proven track record of clinical leadership. This was achieved locally through his clinical services, the pandemic, and leading transformational change both locally and nationally through the redesign of urgent care programmes.
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Stobhill and the New Victoria Success
Stobhill Hospital and the New Victoria Hospital are our first sites to adopt waste segregation in clinical and non-clinical areas and our plan is to role this out on a site by site basis across the NHSGGC.
Segregation in the six theatres at Stobhill showed a 70% reduction in orange bag waste with a saving of 42 tonnes of waste volume, £17,000 cost avoidance and C02 saving of 17 tonnes.
Neptune 3 is a closed-circuit waste management system that collects, transports, and disposes of surgical waste fluid helping protect staff from exposure whilst increasing efficiencies in the operating room.
There is a potentially significant waste and cost saving from eliminating Vac Sacs from the waste stream which weigh around 2kg each that are treated through the clinical waste stream.
Rover
Docking Station
Manifold
Time saved – minimum 3.6 minutes per procedure
Efficiency – within the operating room and waste supply chain
Cost saving – reduction in clinical waste and consumables
Staff Wellbeing – investment to the Healthcare Professional
Eco Sustainability – Reducing footprint of clinical waste
DMR is a broad term used to describe different types of clean recycling waste that can be reused, reformed or broken down into their core materials. They include: dry paper waste, office paper, newspaper and magazines, cereal boxes, card and cardboard boxes, clean, empty cans and tins, clean and dry drinking bottles, milk bottles, and others.
The DMR system utilises existing metal general waste (black lid) bins and infrastructure. The use of existing bins negates the need for purchase of equipment, identification of additional space and will satisfy IPC protocols.
A new implementation plan was developed for the new financial year in order to implement, expand or refine existing systems on all acute sites across NHSGGC.
The new target for recyclates for FY 23 – 24 is 35% (currently 16%).
Non-Executive Member
Councillor Robert Moran is appointed as a non-executive member of the Board from 22nd July 2024 until 30th April 2027. He is a former Provost of Inverclyde and current Inverclyde Council elected member representing Ward 2 Inverclyde East Central and is the Chair of the Inverclyde Integrated Joint Board (IJB) – the organisation that oversees local health and social care functions delegated to it by the Inverclyde Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board and delivered by Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). He is also chair of the General Purposes Board, the Council’s civic licensing regulatory board.
Robert was first elected as a councillor in 1994 and served for two years. He was re-elected in 2003 and has served continuously since then. He was Provost of Inverclyde from 2012 until 2017.
Robert is a former Convener of Health and Social Care and was a Children’s Panel member for a number of years, also serving as Inverclyde’s representative on the Area Support Team, which provides support to the Panel. He also previously served as Convener of the Council’s Safe, Sustainable Communities Committee, served on the Strathclyde Police and Fire boards for eight years, was a member of COSLA Executive Committees for nine years, and was also the council’s Health Champion.
Prior to entering politics, Robert worked as a fabricator and steelwork supervisor on oil rigs and in shipyards.
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Karen Turner became a member of the Board on 1st July 2024.
Karen has over 40 years’ experience working in health, including as Director of Mental Health for NHS England (2015 – 2018) where she oversaw a new plan and funding for the expansion of mental health services in England.
Karen has had different roles in the NHS, in the prevention of poor health and in health policy, and particularly enjoys working with patient partners, with staff, local councils and research academics to deliver effective and compassionate care to patients.
Karen is a lay trustee and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She is Chair of Strength and Learning through Horses, which offers equine therapy and education to young people facing disadvantage.
Libby Cairns became a member of the Board on 1st July 2024.
Libby has 30 years’ career experience dedicated to working in the public and third sectors. She is a former Chief Executive of a not-for-profit organisation.
Libby has extensive experience in governance, leadership, financial strategy, formulating and implementing strategic plans and priorities, delivering a people focused service and working collaboratively within a multi-agency environment.
Libby is a qualified CIPFA accountant and a LLB Strathclyde University graduate. She has a BA in Business Economics and a post graduate qualification in Mediation and Conflict Resolution.
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