52 YEARS as a nurse for NHS; RETA BOWS OUT.Byline: MAGGIE BARRY DEDICATED nurse Henrietta Scott has finally hung up her uniform - after an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. 52 years helping others. The theatre sister, known as Reta, was one of the best known and popular faces at Glasgow's Victoria Infirmary, where she worked for 43 years until she retired this week. She said yesterday: "I had a plan that if I got to 70, which I did in April this year, and I was fit and well it would be time to go. "I've had a marvellous career. I've loved it all. I'll dearly miss all my wonderful colleagues and the patients, too. It will be strange not working but I feel now's the right time to retire." She added: "I'm really looking forward to spending more time with my family." The grandmother, from Sutherland, began her training aged 18 in 1957 at Glasgow's Western Infirmary The Western Infirmary is a teaching hospital situated in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland at . The hospital has just under five hundred beds with over a fifth of them dedicated to the Beatson Oncology Centre, responsible for cancer care . She later moved to Victoria Infirmary. Theatre sister Shona Campbell said: "She's incredibly well respected. We'll miss her terribly." Reta's last day on Tuesday was marked with a special lunch with Andrew Robertson Andrew Robertson is a British actor remembered for his performances on television. He appeared as Mr. Fibuli in the 1978 Doctor Who serial The Pirate Planet. , chairman of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is a new NHS board in West Central Scotland, created from the amalgamation of NHS Greater Glasgow and part of NHS Argyll and Clyde on April 1, 2006. . He said: "I'm grateful for all her tremendous work over the half century she has spent looking after others." CAPTION(S): TRAINING Reta aged 18 at Western Infirmary in 1957 LOYAL With staff at Victoria Infirmary in the 1980s SUPER SISTER Reta Scott on duty in the theatre recently |
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