Ann Gloag donates £1 million to Compassionate Nursing Initiative
Howard Lake | 7 June 2007 | News
Stagecoach entrepreneur Ann Gloag OBE has donated £1 million towards a Napier University-NHS Lothian project to improve compassionate care in nursing. The three-year Leadership in Compassionate Care initiative aims to ensure patients “receive the compassionate, person-centred care they expect and deserve”.
Gloag said: “Nurses have many more time pressures and responsibilities today than when I was a nurse and as a result, sometimes, the care a patient receives lacks the ‘human touch’ that is so important.
“This initiative is designed to help nurses ensure that compassion is part of everything they do and that is why I am pleased to fund the project for the next three years. We hope the initiative will result in improvements that can then be rolled out across Scotland with the backing of the Scottish Executive.”
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The project will see the establishment of four Beacon Wards throughout NHS Lothian, where existing best practice will be nurtured and rolled out elsewhere. In addition, a new online mentoring service will be introduced along with master-classes for students and graduates, and a dedicated website providing advice and support.
Gloag was awarded an honorary doctorate from Napier University in 2005.
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