On this page, you can read about our network of local Healthy Working Lives Advisers based in health boards across Scotland and how to contact them.

About our local Healthy Working Lives Advisers

We have 80 Healthy Working Lives Advisers based in 14 health boards across Scotland. They have a broad range of skills and can provide you with one-to-one advice and support on a wide variety of work related health issues. These include occupational health and safety, health promotion, health and safety, vocational rehabilitation, employability, and health and the environment.

Contacting your local team

Teams of Healthy Working Lives Advisers are based in each NHS Board area.

You can contact them for advice or to arrange a visit through our Adviceline.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran

Contact via the adviceline

NHS Borders

Contact directly or via the adviceline

Email: hwl-enquiry@borders.scot.nhs.uk

Occupational Health Service
West End House
High Street
Melrose
TD6 9RU

Carole A Allen
Development Officer           
Email: carole.allen@borders.scot.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01896 825982   

Brian Cherrie
Healthy Working Lives Adviser
Email: brian.cherrie@borders.scot.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01896 825982

Fraser Rankine
Healthy Working Lives Adviser
Email: fraser.rankine@borders.scot.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01896 825982

Rachael Forsyth
Healthy Working Lives Adviser                             
Email: rachel.forsyth@borders.scot.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01896 825982

NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Contact directly or via the adviceline

Directorate of Public Health
Lochar West
Crichton Hall
Bankend Road
Dumfries
DG1 4TG

Richard Smith
Health Improvement Officer - Workplace
Email: richard.smith5@nhs.net
Telephone: 01387 272719
Mobile: 07941 554291

Kate Robson
HWL Regional Adviser Occupational Healthy & Safety
Email: krobson@nhs.net
Telephone: 01387 244452

NHS Fife

Contact directly or via the adviceline

Email: hwlfife@nhs.net
Telephone: 01592 226 486

Healthy Working Lives Team
Health Promotion Fife
Haig House
Cameron Hospital
Cameron Bridge
Leven
FIFE
KY8 5RG

Alan Gow
Healthy Working Lives Adviser
Email: alan.gow@nhs.net
Telephone: 01592 226 946

Katie Provan
Workplace Health Development / Healthy Working Lives Adviser
Email: katieprovan@nhs.net
Telephone: 01592 226 504

Annemarie Smith
Healthy Working Lives Adviser Email: annemariesmith1@nhs.net
Telephone: 01592 226 888

Diane Murray
Project Officer
Email: dianemurray2@nhs.net
Telephone: 01592 226 598

NHS Forth Valley

Contact directly or via the adviceline

Health Promotion Department
NHS Forth Valley
Euro House
Wellgreen Place
STIRLING
FK8 2DJ

Anita Paterson
Healthy Working Lives Adviser
Email: anita.paterson@nhs.net
Telephone: 01786 431127

Maureen Walsh
Healthy Working Lives Adviser
Email: m.walsh@nhs.net
Telephone: 01786 431129

Tom Neilson
Healthy Working Lives Adviser (Occupational Health & Safety)
Email: tneilson@nhs.net
Telephone: 01786 431113

Kathleen Gilmour
HWL Support Officer
Email: kathleen.gilmour@nhs.net
Telephone: 01786 431130

NHS Grampian

Contact directly or via the adviceline

Email: GrampianHWL@nhs.net
Telephone: 01224 558522

Health and Work Team - Health Promotions Programme
Public Health Directorate
Summerfield House
2 Eday Road
Aberdeen
AB15 6RE

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Contact directly or via the adviceline

Email: healthatwork@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Website: www.healthatwork.org.uk
Telephone: 0141 314 0024

Health at Work
Festival Business Centre
150 Brand Street
Glasgow
G51 1DH

NHS Highland

Contact via the adviceline

NHS Lanarkshire

Contact via the adviceline

NHS Lothian

Contact via the adviceline

NHS Orkney

Contact directly or via the adviceline

The Department of Public Health
NHS Orkney
The Balfour Hospital
New Scapa Road
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1BH

Mary Anne Crook
Health Promotion Officer/ Healthy Working Lives Adviser
Email: maryanne.crook@nhs.net
Telephone: 01856 888260

NHS Shetland

Contact via the adviceline

NHS Tayside

Contact directly or via the adviceline

Email: hwl.tayside@nhs.net

Directorate of Public Health
Kings Cross
Clepington Road
Dundee
DD4 8EA

Telephone: 01382 424057

NHS Western Isles

Contact directly or via the adviceline

Norma Macleod
Email: Norma.Macleod@wihb.scot.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01851 708 925

Health Promotion Dept
1 Bank Street
Stornoway
Isle of Lewis
HS1 2XG