A hospital in Dalmuir has announced the appointment of a new chief executive.

The board of the Golden Jubilee National Hospital revealed Gordon James will lead it as its new boss after Professor Jann Gardner moved to become chief executive of NHS Lanarkshire.

Mr James, who brings more than 20 years' experience in the private and public sector, senior management and leadership experience to the role, will start his position immediately.

Susan Douglas–Scott CBE, board chair, said: “On behalf of the NHS Golden Jubilee Board, I am delighted to share with you another milestone in our journey with the appointment of Gordon James as our new Chief Executive.

“Our organisation has a great reputation for high-quality patient care, and more recently has been supporting NHS Scotland through the NHS Scotland Academy and the National Centre for Sustainable Delivery – building a portfolio which is a true source of care, innovation and reform.

“Through a highly competitive recruitment process, Gordon not only showed his significant experience, but also the leadership, skills and expertise to support the strategic growth of NHS Golden Jubilee as a national asset to support patients across Scotland.”

Before commencing the interim position at NHS Golden Jubilee, Gordon was NHS Scotland's deputy chief operating officer within the Scottish Government’s Health and Social Care Directorate.

Prior to joining the Scottish Government, he was Director of Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities at NHS National Services Scotland, Director of Health Facilities Scotland (HFS) and Director of Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection Scotland (ARHAI Scotland).

He also led on the creation of NHS Scotland Assure.

Gordon was also an integral member of the NHS Louisa Jordan executive management team during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Elsewhere, the hospital's orthopaedic team recently celebrated a robotic milestone.

They have now performed 1,000 robotic orthopaedic joint replacement procedures, continuing to provide pioneering treatment to support patients across Scotland waiting for hip and knee replacements. 

The team marked a Scottish first back in November 2019 by using a Mako robot for routine total and partial knee replacement surgery, and have continued at a rapid pace to provide the highest possible standard of care for 1,000 patients across the country. 

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Christopher Gee said: “It's a huge delight to see that we've reached the 1,000th patient milestone and this is an accomplishment of which we should all be very proud."