Jann Gardner is the chief executive of NHS Golden Jubilee A NEW £15.8 million specialist eye centre has been opened to the public by the Health Secretary. The NHS Golden Jubilee Eye Centre in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, is the first of a raft of national elective centres (NECs) and has the capacity to perform 18,000 cataracts procedures each year. The Scottish Government pledged investment in 2015 to build the NECs across the country, with the eye centre tailored to deal with the needs of an ageing population in Scotland. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman, who opened the centre yesterday, said: “Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, this eye centre is testimony to the commitment and dedication of all involved in making this service a reality.