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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No expense claims have been declared.
Hospitality
No hospitality declared
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Trustee – NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowments Fund
Lesley-Ann McDonald became a member of the Board on 1st July 2024.
Lesley-Ann graduated from Glasgow University in 1989 and worked in private practice in Glasgow before moving to the public sector as a solicitor for the then Comhairle nan Eilean in 1993. During her career in the Western Isles, she acquired further skills in governance, corporate policy and community planning and was involved in the establishment of health and social care partnerships.
Since retiring in 2018 Lesley-Ann has volunteered with Clydesdale Foodbank and has been a Board member of Clydesdale Housing Association since 2022. In these roles she has gained insight to the difficulties faced by the most vulnerable in society as well as the impact of positive interventions such as the provision of good quality affordable housing.
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Hospitality
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Non Executive Board Member, NHS Lanarkshire
Chair, South Lanarkshire IJB
Member, East Dunbartonshire IJB
Member, West Dunbartonshire IJB
Trustee, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowment Fund
Management Committee Member, Clydesdale Housing Association
Cath Cooney is appointed as a non-executive board member from 1st July 2024 until 30th June 2028.
Cath brings many years of experience from senior programme and policy leadership roles across the public sector, public health, inequalities-sensitive practice, health and social care, as well as the voluntary sector in Scotland and the UK.
From her first role as an NHS Medical Laboratory Scientist, she has since held leadership positions across the NHS, and community and third sectors with a particular focus on working in partnership to address the causes and consequences of inequalities, fostering community and stakeholder engagement, and strengthening the voice of lived experience.
She recently completed her term as a member of the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling of Great Britain with a focus on public health and lived experience-informed approaches to addressing gambling harms.
Cath currently works independently in supporting leadership development and strengthening capabilities in systems change.
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Hospitality
No hospitality declared
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Board Member, Advisory Board for Safer Gambling, Gambling Commission
Managing Director and Founder, Cath Cooney Consulting
Director, Scottish Leadership Institute CIC
Associate Director, The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
Member, East Renfrewshire IJB
Member, Renfrewshire IJB
Trustee, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowment Fund
Brian Auld became a member of the Board on 1st July 2024.
Brian is a Chartered Environmental Health Officer and registered safety professional, and is currently Head of Health, Safety and Sustainability at Scottish Canals. He brings over 20 years’ regulatory, enforcement, and assurance experience gained within the public and third sectors across different industries in Scotland.
Brian was one of the first Inspectors appointed during the creation of the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) and was responsible for the inspection of NHS services and the regulation of private healthcare. He is the former Director of Professional Development with the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) and Head of Safety, Risk and Compliance with the Church of Scotland General Trustees.
Brian is passionate about continuous improvement, organisational governance and risk management and looks forward to bringing his experience to Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board as the Whistleblowing Champion member.
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No expense claims have been declared.
Hospitality
No hospitality declared
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Head of Health, Safety and Sustainability, Scottish Canals
Trustee and Council Member, The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS)
Trustee, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowment Fund
Martin Cawley became a member of the Board on 1st July 2024.
Martin has worked in the health and social care sector for around 40 years. A learning disability nurse by profession, Martin worked in the NHS for the earlier part of his career before joining the third sector.
Martin has held senior positions in the voluntary sector as Director of Services with Quarriers and spent eight years as CEO of Turning Point Scotland. He also spent three years as Director for Scotland at the National Lottery Community Fund.
In his most recent role, Martin was CEO of Beatson Cancer Charity for five years. During his career he has held a number of non-executive roles and been involved in various national working groups and umbrella organisations.
Dr Lesley Thomson KC joined NHSGGC from NHS Lanarkshire where she served on the Board for 5 years as a Non-Executive Director and Vice Chair.
Lesley had a long career in Law and was the Solicitor General for Scotland from 2011 to 2016. Prior to that, she worked as a Procurator Fiscal in many locations across Scotland including serving as Area Procurator Fiscal in Glasgow. In 2016 she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law by the University of Glasgow.
Lesley’s previous Non-Executive career includes sport on the Board at Scottish Rugby and Education as a Lay Governor at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Her other former roles include Commissioner of the Northern Lighthouse Board and member of the BBC audience council.
Lesley has wide ranging experience of strategy development, leadership and collaborative working with partners across the public and third sectors. She is committed to putting people at the heart of the NHS and contributing to improving lives in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
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No expenses claimed.
Hospitality
No hospitality declared.
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Organisation: Scotland Committee EHRC Position held: Member
Portrait image of Dr Becky Metcalfe, Non-Executive Board Member
Non-Executive Member
Biography
Dr Becky Metcalfe is a Consultant in Sexual Health & HIV Medicine and has worked for NHS GGC since 2007, bringing a wealth of frontline clinical experience to the Board.
Becky is passionate about improving health inequalities and is an expert in HIV prevention and management in women, people who inject drugs and those who experience homelessness. She has experience in leading service redesign to improve the quality of clinical services delivered across NHSGGC and will continue to champion this in her new role.
Becky also has medical management experience and is enthusiastic about upholding the Board corporate objectives including, ‘Better Workplace’. She was elected to a trustee role on the British HIV Association (BHIVA) Executive Committee in 2020.
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No expense claims have been declared.
Hospitality
No hospitality declared
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Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
As a data controller NHSGGC are required under Article 35(1) of the UKGDPR to complete a data protection impact assessment for all processing which may result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals. This may include e.g. the use of new technologies, the processing of high volumes of special category data or data processing involving data from vulnerable groups. The table below provides a summary of the most recent data protection impact assessments we have completed.
Completed Data Protection Impact Assessments
My Asthma Biologics
Purpose
The purpose of the app is to facilitate the appropriate exchange of data to support close monitoring of patients receiving biologics to track their clinical course and continue to justify eligibility for biologics. Patients are prompted to enter information on their asthma control and exacerbation history to facilitate clinical review. It will enable clinicians to manage patients remotely at scale.
Patients also benefit from digital tools that can improve their compliance with asthma medication and self-management on a continuing basis out of hospital, using features such as inhaler technique videos, personalised asthma action plan, peak flow monitoring and steroid weaning plan.
Date Approved 21.12.2022
Review Date 21.12.2024
Prof Jason Leitch
75th Quote – Prof Sir Gregor Smith
Prof Alex McMahon
John Burns
Caroline Lamb
On 5th July the NHS has a very special birthday. All across the country, hospitals and clinics will be marking 75 years since this wonderful institution was founded – and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will be right at the heart of the celebrations.
We will be looking back at the work that has been done to care for the nation, and looking forward to the future, to see how technology and new ways of working can further enhance the great person-centred care provided by our staff.
As well as celebrating this milestone through our stories and on social media, there will be a number of events across our sites, to thank our staff, patients and the public for doing so much to make the NHS what it is today.
Changes
See some of the many changes within the NHS in Greater Glasgow and Clyde over the years in our short video below.
Recent investments and innovations
Here are just a few recent highlights demonstrating the investments in technological advancements in healthcare, and how this supports not only our own patients, but those beyond our shores. You can also learn how new buildings are improving hospital and community based healthcare.
Futuristic 3D Holoportation Consultations To Bring Specialist Treatment To Remote Parts Of Scotland
Ground-breaking Holoportation communication technology allows clinicians to carry out consultations remotely in 3D, bringing specialist treatment to the most remote parts of Scotland, without the need for travel. Read the full story…
Grand Opening Sees QEUH Gro-Garden Blend Greenspace, Art And Wellbeing
A wonderful new garden opened in May at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The Gro-Garden has green space, art and wellbeing at its heart and provides a welcome respite spot for staff and patients to enjoy. Read the full story…
Innovative Incubators Supporting People Of Ukraine Following NHSGGC Trials
Over 35 incubators have been sent to the people of Ukraine, with more on the way! These are providing much-needed flexibility to the healthcare system there, supporting clinicians, and saving the lives of babies. Read the full story…
Award Joy For ICAIRD And NHSGGC Biomedical Science Team
Work to digitise lab processes and validate AI within pathology means that the Pathology Lab at QEUH are now processing around 50,000 slide images per month and have developed an archive of over 1.5 million images which can be used for further research and AI learning, to continue to improve the patient experience. Read the full story…
‘At Home COPD Care Gives Me Peace Of Mind When I Need It Most’
Patient praises the use of new technology, which kept him out of hospital over the winter by allowing clinicians to monitor his chronic breathing related disease, while he remained in the comfort of his own home.. Read the full story…
Royal Alexandra Hospital Celebrates New Greenspace And Arts Projects
A number of arts and environmental projects transform various spaces around the hospital, including a run down pond in the grounds of the RAH into a haven of peace and nature, a new Forget-Me-Not mural on the hospital Chaplaincy, the HALO gardens, and the Renfrewshire Tapestry. Read the full story…
Royal Alexandra Hospital Celebrates New Greenspace And Arts Projects
A number of arts and environmental projects transform various spaces around the hospital, including a run down pond in the grounds of the RAH into a haven of peace and nature, a new Forget-Me-Not mural on the hospital Chaplaincy, the HALO gardens, and the Renfrewshire Tapestry. Read the full story…
Celebrations around Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Many of our staff, volunteers, patients and their families, are joining in the celebrations by holding events in our hospitals and communities. You’ll find these on our social media channels using the hashtags #nhsggc75 #nhsscot75 #nhs75
Parents and carers – please keep an eye out for an appointment or consent letter for your child’s flu vaccine.NHSGGC will deliver this winter’s nasal spray (a wee scoosh!) from September 2025. 🔵 Appointment letters have been sent to children aged 6 months to 2 years at risk and those aged 2 to 5 not yet in school.🔵 Consent forms and further information will be sent home to parents and carers of school children on return to school.Please ensure that you have taken note of your appointment time or responded to the school. Find out more at nhsinform.scot/childflu #WeeScoosh… See MoreSee Less
Starting college or uni soon? Know where to go when you're unwell.Our Virtual A&E helps you get the Right Care at the Right Time.📞 Call NHS 24 on 111 to access the Flow Navigation Centre.🔗 more info for students at: www.nhsggc.scot/students… See MoreSee Less
On appointment, Non-Executive Board members are issued with an induction pack, containing information useful for new colleagues about NHSGGC’s governance structures, details on existing Board members and their biographies. The pack will also include further helpful information to assist our Non-Executive Board members to settle into their role.
The personal development needs of individual Board Members is also supported by NHS Education Scotland Board Development | Turas. New Board Members are required to register on TURAS and should make full use of this resource.
The induction programme also requires Board Members to familiarise themselves with the key documents that explain who we are, what we do and how we work together to deliver our roles and responsibilities.
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