Education and Training Manager👩🎓🥼. HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist.👩🔬 🔬MIBMS 💊⚗️Micro nerd 🧫🦠 STEM lover🧬🧪 EDI💕🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Isla Abel retweeted
🌟For #HCSweek2026 we’re celebrating Shona Cooper, an inspiring Training Manager at NHS Tayside whose leadership, generosity, and collaborative spirit strengthen biomedical science training across Scotland👇Read her insights: #HCSBehindNHS #HCSWeekScot2026 #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare
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Isla Abel retweeted
This Healthcare Science Week, we’re celebrating Phillippa Hulme — a lecturer who not only teaches biomedical science, but actively shapes how it’s taught, shared, and strengthened across Scotland. 🌟🔬
#HCSweek2026 #HCSBehindNHS #HCSWeekScot2026 #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare
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Isla Abel retweeted
🌟 Celebrating Anne Lockhart 🌟 a 🧵
Today we're highlighting Anne Lockhart, Patient Services National Training Manager at the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service — and a valued member of the IBMS Scottish Training Forum (STF).
#HCSweek2026 #HCSWeekScot2026 #hcsbehindNHS
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Isla Abel retweeted
🌟Introducing Lynne Bowie🌟
Meet Lynne , BMS3 in Haematology and a dedicated member of the IBMS STF.
She’s contributed in multiple roles, including 3 years as STF Secretary, helping shape high‑quality lab training across Scotland. 1/9🧵
#HCSweek2026 #hcsbehindNHS #HCSWeekScot2026
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We kicked off our 3 day celebrations for #BiomedicalScienceDay2025 at WGH today! We had a blast with with lab tours, an interactive stall including the VR Spacelab courtesy of @IBMScience and great discussions and chat with both our healthcare colleagues and the general public!
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Isla Abel retweeted
2 Mar 2025
🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨
In the latest @IbmsLbb podcast, they chat about the journey from the big city to a rural lab, catching the microbiology bug, and how a little persuasion led to a lab manager role! 🧫🔬
@JAWL2019 @isla2012 @Becks4free
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Isla Abel retweeted
10 Feb 2025
Excited for the CPD session this Friday @IbmsLbb @IBMScience @isla2012 if you haven’t registered then please do as this will be a session you don’t want to miss ⬇️⬇️
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I had a fantastic day yesterday at the Scottish IBMS Education and Development Conference hosted by @IBMS_STF and @IBMS_Scotland .
A brilliant line up of speakers and some fabulous discussions.
Feeling inspired for 2025!
#AtTheHeartOfHealthcare
#BiomedicalScience
#IBMS100
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Isla Abel retweeted
28 Nov 2024
Pleased to have officially launched my 2025 Awards at today’s IBMS Scotland Education and Development Conference
Please use this opportunity to nominate yourselves and your incredible colleagues to celebrate the exceptional work of healthcare scientists across NHS Scotland
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Making our own bugs and viruses @NHS_Lothian @IanJStewartChem @skillsdevscot #ShapeTheFuture #ScotCareersWeek24 #OutreachFund
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And we are off!! Inspiring young persons into #HealthcareScience and #LaboratoryMedicine @NHS_Lothian #ShapeTheFuture #ScotCareersWeek24 #OutreachFund @skillsdevscot @IanJStewartChem
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New bugs and viruses in 2024! We have Bob the bacteria, Ecoli2024, Germo, Germima, thingymabobhedgehogitis, meep and zeebza to name a few!🦠🥼🧪#ShapeTheFuture, #ScotCareersWeek24, #OutreachFund @IanJStewartChem @skillsdevscot @NHS_Lothian
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The dream team representing at the Life and Chemical Careers event today! Inspiring the future workforce.
#ShapeTheFuture #ScotCareersWeek24 #OutreachFund @skillsdevscot @NHS_Lothian @JAWL2019 @yvonnebayne1
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RT @NHSGrampian: George King had dedicated nearly half a century of his career to NHSG. As he retires from his position, his daughters are…
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To wrap up our #MeetThePathologyTeam series for #PathologyWeek, meet Kyle!
Kyle plays a vital role in ensuring our pathology laboratories can run smoothly! 👇👇
#PathologyIsVital
@RCPath @NHS_Lothian @kipmckinnon @DGames47221
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#MeetThePathologyTeam introduces the fabulous Cynthia! 👇👇
#PathologyWeek
#PathologyIsVital
@RCPath @NHS_Lothian @WGHBloodScience
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Let's continue our #MeetThePathologyTeam for #PathologyWeek with Azul who highlights the importance of learning and development in a career in Pathology services!
#PathologyIsVital
@RCPath @NHS_Lothian @azulzorzoli
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Next up in our #MeetThePathologyTeam for #PathologyWeek we have Linzi!
Find out about Linzi's exciting role within the Scottish HPV reference laboratory 👇
#PathologyIsVital
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Next up in our #MeetThePathologyTeam to celebrate #PathologyWeek is Mary! Find out more about Mary below 👇👇
#PathologyIsVital
@RCPath @NHS_Lothian @WGHBloodScience @IBMScience
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