The Chief Executive of NHS Golden Jubilee is to move across to head up NHS Lanarkshire, Scotland’s third largest NHS board.

Jann Gardner will take over at the beginning of next year from Lanarkshire’s CEO Heather Knox, who is retiring in November.

Professor Gardner took up the top role at the Golden Jubilee at the beginning of 2019. The hospital campus grew from being the National Waiting Times Centre to become the Golden Jubilee University National Hospital and the home of the NHS Scotland Academy, national Centre for Sustainable Delivery, Golden Jubilee Research Institute and Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel.

Having started her career as a clinical pharmacist in Hairmyres Hospital, she worked through progressively senior roles in her professional field and then within wider hospital and healthcare management being appointed Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer in NHS Fife before moving to Clydebank.

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf says Professor Gardner will bring a wealth of experience and excellent leaderships to the role, adding:

"I know she will work collaboratively with communities and partners to deliver the highest quality of care for the people of Lanarkshire."

The chair of NHS Lanarkshire, Martin Hill, is describing it as a “fantastic” appointment:

“The panel were universally impressed by Jann, whose vision and leadership skills shone through. We look forward to welcoming her to NHS Lanarkshire.”

Professor Gardner says it is a privilege to be appointed at a time of huge challenge and opportunity to improve health and wellbeing across Lanarkshire:

“People are what makes NHS Lanarkshire a great organisation and I look forward to working collaboratively with colleagues, communities and partners to continue to develop new and innovative ways to support the current challenges within our health service

“NHS Lanarkshire’s highly-skilled specialists and dedicated staff have helped thousands of patients, providing them with high quality care and a better quality of life after treatment. With this strong track record, I am very proud to be joining an organisation that ensures that person centred care is at the heart of every discussion and decision.”

NHS Lanarkshire serves a population of over 650,000 people across North and South Lanarkshire.

 

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