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Director at NUH receives British Nuclear Medicine Society Norman Veall Medal
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is pleased to share that The British Nuclear Medicine Society has awarded the Norman Veall Medal 2023 to the Trust's Divisional Director of Ambulatory Care, Claire Greaves.
The ceremony was held on the occasion of the British Nuclear Medicine Society’s 50th Annual meeting held in Harrogate on 23 May 2023.
Pictured: Claire Greaves receives her engraved medal from Professor Wendy Tindale OBE, from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Claire has been awarded the Norman Veall Medal for her exceptional contributions to the field of Nuclear Medicine. Claire has worked in Nuclear Medicine for over 30 years and has demonstrated significant expertise in a range of areas including radiation protection, regulatory frameworks, service delivery and leadership.
More recently she has demonstrated the potential of the clinical scientist workforce beyond nuclear medicine and medical physics by being appointed as the first non-medical Divisional Director at NUH.
About the Norman Veall Medal
In 1991 a decision was made by Council to honour the memory of the late Dr. Norman Veall, one of the pioneers of nuclear medicine in this country, by asking members to contribute to a Norman Veall prize.
Commemorative medals have been struck and will be presented to the recipients of the award.
The first medal was awarded at the Society’s Annual Meeting in London in March 1994 and the award is now usually made annually to a clinical scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to the science and/or practice of nuclear medicine in the United Kingdom.
A panel comprising the President and two past Presidents, review nominations and award this medal.
Previous winners
- Prof Phil Blower 2020 St Thomas’ Hospital
- Ms Maria Palmer 2019 United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust
- Dr Roger Staff 2018 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
- Ms Sarah Allen 2017 Guys & St Thomas Hospital
- Dr Steven Ebdon-Jackson 2016 Health Protection Agency
About the British Nuclear Medicine Society
• The British Nuclear Medicine Society (BNMS) is a registered charity whose multidisciplinary membership is open to everyone with an interest in nuclear medicine.
• It is the only independent forum devoted to all aspects of nuclear medicine in the UK
• The Society is committed to safe practice and high-quality standards throughout the United Kingdom. As well as co-operating with other professional societies and interested bodies, the BNMS holds two scientific and educational meetings each year around the UK and through its committees, promotes education, good practice and countrywide organisational audit and quality assurance activities.
• The Society produces advice for purchasers on clinical and technical requirements and standards for nuclear medicine as well as responding to NICE on nuclear medicine issues.