Professor Angela Wallace, Executive Nurse Director, introduced the patient story, in which we hear from two patients who have benefitted from NHSGGC’s Long Covid Service.
2024
December 2024
Professor Angela Wallace, Executive Nurse Director, introduced the latest patient story video. This month’s video featured Cath, an inspiring patient working with Community Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapy Therapist, Joanna Ford, in East Dunbartonshire’s HSCP.
October 2024
Professor Angela Wallace, Executive Nurse Director, introduced the patient story, which this month hears from a patient who describes his cancer journey and treatment from the MSK Oncology Service at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.
August 2024
Professor Angela Wallace, Executive Nurse Director, introduced the patient story in August 2024 which focused on supported patient mealtimes
June 2024
Professor Angela Wallace, Executive Nurse Director introduced this story at the board meeting in June 2024, which focussed on the Naloxone Peer Mentor Programme within the Prison Healthcare service.
April
This story highlights the partnership working between NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) to support veterans and their families receiving care in our hospitals.
February
This patient story focuses on the orthotics service and difference they make to their patients’ quality of life.
2023
December 2023
The board patient story for December 2023 focuses on the important role played by unpaid carers and the support they receive from NHSGGC.
October 2023
This story focused on the work of the Hydrotherapy rehabilitation team and hears how two of their patients have benefitted from this.
August 2023
This story focused on the work of the Community Podiatry team and hears from one of their patients.
June 2023
This story focused on the work of Compassionate Inverclyde, a programme supported by Inverclyde HSCP to enable and nurture kindness, helpfulness and neighbourliness in Inverclyde.
February 2023
More than 11,000 babies are delivered every year in NHSGGC and this video shows how pregnant women and their partners are being listened to and supported by our staff to have the birth of their choice.
2022
December 2022
The patient story hears from two young mothers who were supported by family nurses through their pregnancy, birth and their baby’s early stages.
The family nurse partnership in NHSGGC, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, has helped 1500 young mums to have a healthy pregnancy, improve their child’s health and plan their own futures.
October 2022
The aim of the Physical Activity Project at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre is to support people with cancer to be physically active.
In the video we hear from Maida Grant, one of the many patients who have benefited from the project and Katie Booth her physiotherapist. During the video, Maida discusses how the support and guidance from Katie was invaluable and helped motivate her during a difficult time and helped aid her recovery.
Non-Executive Member
Biography
Mehvish Ashraf MRPharmS is a community pharmacist who brings a wealth of patient facing and management expertise to the Board. Having served for over a decade in some of the most deprived areas in and around Glasgow, she has a deep understanding of health inequalities. In particular, ethnic minority communities and supporting those with addictions.
Mehvish has worked at the Head Office of an independent chain of pharmacies spread across Scotland.
She also served as an Associate Member of Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) Lanarkshire Committee and is a Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Ms Ashraf’s appointment is for four years, from 9th January 2023 to 8th January 2027.
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Trustee, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowment Fund
Councillor Katie Pragnell is appointed as a non-executive board member from 4th July 2022 until 30th April 2027.
Katie was elected to East Renfrewshire Council in May 2022 and was appointed as Social Work and Health Convener and East Renfrewshire’s representative on the board.
Katie graduated from the Open University with a BA (Honours) in History. She has worked in the political sphere for MPs and MSPs, in both research and caseworker roles. She has also worked in the third sector in policy and research roles.
As someone living with a disability, Katie has a keen interest in promoting disability rights and inclusion.
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Elected Member, East Renfrewshire Council
Vice Chair, East Renfrewshire IJB
Trustee, East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Trust
Dianne Foy is appointed a non-executive member from 1st July 2022 until 30th June 2025.
Dianne is a counsellor in private practice, having graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2018. She is also a qualified Environmental Health Officer, most recently working in public health enforcement during the Coronavirus pandemic.
She is a member of the Board of Flourish House, a mental health charity and The Courtyard Pantry, a food project aiming to alleviate poverty and increase access to food and employment.
Dianne has prior governance experience, having served on the Boards of Glasgow Women’s Aid and Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.
Dianne worked within the field of Environmental Protection for 20 years, progressing from officer to Unit Manager level, gaining experience of enforcement, regulation, auditing, policy and strategy, as well as risk management, health and safety and emergency planning.
She has diversified her career significantly in the last ten years, working and volunteering within the third sector and gaining experience within the areas of women’s services, mental health support, families and children, community transport and adult disability.
Having now worked in the private, public and third sectors in a broad range of roles, Dianne Foy feels she has a unique perspective to bring to this Board position.
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Hospitality
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Environmental Health Officer, Renfrewshire Council
Counsellor, Dianne Foy Counselling
Trustee, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowment Fund
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