£100,000 donation for TICR nurse

Perthshire businesswoman Ann Gloag has donated £100,000 to fund a specialist nurse to work with scientists at The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) based within the School of Medicine.

TICR is currently engaged in a £1million fundraising scheme which will enable it to employ two full-time nurses in the Institute for the next 10 years at least.

Mrs Gloag's donation means the Institute can employ the first of these nurses.

"This is a magnificent donation from Mrs Gloag that will enable us to fill a vital post within the Institute," said Professor Jill Belch, director of TICR.

"This nurse will be working in vital areas such as prevention of heart attack, stroke and amputation, vascular disease in patients with diabetes and vascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, supporting the research we are doing here in Dundee."

Ann Gloag said, "I am delighted to fund this nursing post for the next three years, especially in such a world renowned Institute. As a former nurse, I truly believe that nursing is the cornerstone of good patient care and this post will complement the great work being done by everyone at TICR."

Mrs Shobna Vasishta, the fundraising Appeal Chairman, added, `Nurses are crucial to patient comfort and care, and we very much appreciate this important addition to our team. We are also grateful to Mrs Gloag for her continued support of this Appeal.'

TICR brings together teams of specialists in vascular biology, cardiac disease, nutrition, epidemiology and fundamental laboratory science to enable detection and intervention of heart-related diseases at an earlier stage.

It has so far raised £4.5 million and the Centre of Excellence based at Ninewells Hospital Dundee is attracting world renowned researchers to help fight this killer disease.