NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Carol Beckwith is a versatile professional with extensive experience in music, health improvement, and academia. Currently serving as a Freelance Musician at Common Wheel and an Associate Lecturer and Research Assistant at the University of the West of Scotland, Carol engages in projects focused on dementia care. Carol also holds the position of Health Improvement Senior at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, contributing to initiatives related to tobacco, mental health, and participatory arts. Previous roles include serving as a Health Professional Engagement Facilitator for Cancer Research UK and as a Health Improvement Practitioner/Senior at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Educationally, Carol is pursuing an MPhil/PhD in Creative Practice/Dementia Carer Studies at the University of the West of Scotland, following a Master of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the UK’s largest provider of NHS health care services. It serves an immediate population of 1.2 million plus provides specialist regional services to more than half of Scotland’s population. The geographical area covered is diverse; from the major city of Glasgow, large and small towns, villages and some rural districts; and encompasses 8 local authority areas from East Dunbartonshire to Inverclyde. Services are delivered in 25 major hospitals, 10 specialist units and 60 health centres and clinics. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is currently completing an £842m capital investment programme which saw the opening in 2015 of the new Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus, which is the largest acute hospital campus in the UK and one of the most advanced in Europe. Over the last five years the Board has also completed investment programmes to deliver the new West of Scotland Beatson Cancer Centre, new Victoria Hospital, new Stobhill Hospital and the new Southern General Maternity Unit, all as part of a comprehensive modernisation programme for acute services.