We’re inviting staff to choose the name of the building on the QEUH campus which is now home to the Interface Division, Flow Navigation Centre Plus (FNC+Plus), and Virtual Hospital.
As we continue to transform our services together, we want to honour staff who have shown true innovation in the history of healthcare across the communities we serve.
We have developed a shortlist of names, guided by our values and the purpose of the building.
Now, it’s time for you to have your say.
You can choose from one of the below options:
Rebecca Strong
Rebecca Strong was a pioneering nurse and matron who played a key role in modernising hospital nursing. After serving as Matron of Dundee Royal Infirmary, she was appointed Matron of Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1879 at the encouragement of Florence Nightingale.
Her work helped establish professional nursing standards and education in Scotland.
William Cullen
William Cullen was a Hamilton-born physician, chemist and academic whose work laid the foundations for artificial refrigeration, designing an early refrigerating machine in 1755.
Trained in Glasgow and a graduate of the University of Glasgow, his innovations have had a lasting impact on medicine, science, and healthcare infrastructure worldwide.
Marion Gilchrist
Marion Gilchrist was the first woman to qualify as a doctor in Scotland and later worked at Glasgow Victoria Infirmary. Born in 1864, she overcame significant social and educational barriers, leaving school at 13 before continuing her studies through correspondence courses and later formal education.
Her achievements represent determination, equality, and progress in medical education and practice.
Isobel Wares
Isobel Wares served as Matron of the Southern General Hospital from 1956 until her retirement in 1972. She is remembered for her long service, leadership and commitment to nursing standards during a period of significant change in hospital care.
Her career reflects stability, professionalism and service to patients and staff alike, and she worked on what is now the QEUH Hospital campus.
Mary Beattie
Mary Beattie was the first Matron of the Glasgow City Parish Poorhouse, playing a key leadership role in the care of some of Glasgow’s most vulnerable citizens in the late 19th century.
Census records from 1881 show her overseeing services at a time when organised nursing leadership was still emerging. Her work reflects the foundations of modern compassionate care and the professionalisation of nursing in Glasgow.
Maud Perry Menzies
Maud Perry Menzies was a Glasgow public health doctor whose career spanned general practice, public health leadership and military service.
She led a diphtheria immunisation campaign in Rutherglen, served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Normandy shortly after D-Day, and later became Principal Medical Officer for Glasgow’s school health service. Her career reflects prevention, population health and service in times of crisis.
Cast Your Vote
Who would you like to be recognised in our building re-naming? The choice is yours.
Voting is anonymous, open to all staff, and will take place online.
Voting will close on Friday 27 March. Once the vote closes, the preferred name will be confirmed through our normal governance processes. Further updates will follow in due course.
Please share this message and voting link with colleagues who do not have access to a computer.