Former NHS chairwoman named as Ross road crash victim
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A FORMER chairwoman of NHS Highland board has been named as the victim of a fatal road crash in Ross-shire.
Caroline Thomson (63) died after the Audi A8 she was travelling in was in collision with another car on the A835 at Brahan, west of the Maryburgh roundabout at around 10.30pm on Tuesday.
Mrs Thomson’s family issued a statement today in which they said: "We are so sad to have to announce that Caroline died in a car crash on Tuesday night.
"As well as being a loving wife, mother and grandmother Caroline was someone who devoted herself to serving the Highland community.
"She was particularly well known for her time as a board member and chair of NHS Highland and in the charitable sector.
"We are heartbroken and we know that many of those whose lives she has touched will miss her deeply."
Born in London, Mrs Thomson qualified as a state registered nurse in 1974 and nursed in St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London.
In the early 1970s she moved to Inverness with her husband Allan.
Mrs Thomson, who received an OBE in 2003, chaired NHS Highland from 1997 to 2004.
She then chaired the Highland Community Care Forum and was co-founder of Caring and Sharing Highland.
Mrs Thomson is survived by her husband Allan, sons Alistair and Richard, and three grandchildren.
