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QNIS Council Decisions

The QNIS Council meets quarterly – decisions reached at each meeting are recorded below. The decision number identifies the item number on the agenda.

June 2020

#1 Trustees agreed to extend the recruitment process for a new chair to the end of June.

#12 Trustees agreed QNAG should explore the option of a discrete Queen’s Nurse programme for care home nurses as well as a pre-Queen’s Nurse support programme for the care home sector.

February 2020

#16a Trustees agreed to support the employment of an additional full-time administrator whose primary focus would be to support the QN programmes.

#16b Trustees agreed to support Jonathan Sher’s employment as Deputy Director for a further seven months until the end of March 2021.

#17 Trustees agreed that a substantive Associate Nurse Director (title to be agreed) post is advertised to start from September 2020.

#18 Council agreed that QNIS’ proactive policy priorities for 2020 should be Community Children’s Nursing (future workforce), Psychological Trauma (Toxic Stress) and Preconception Health and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

#19 It was agreed that, with the caveat that the 2020/21 budget is approved, QNIS would contribute up to £15k to sponsor the poetry anthology.

#21 2020/21 operational plan approved.

#22a 1.6% CoL uplift approved.

#22b 2020/21 budget approved.

#23 Trustees approved the appointment of Whitelaw Wells as auditors for 2020.

November 2019

#9 Council approved trustees’ annual report and accounts subject to changes to table 4.

#14 Banking arrangements to be reviewed.

#15a Two trustee vacancies to be advertised.

August 2019

#13 Trustees agreed a refurbishment budget for 32/2 Castle Terrace and that a small subgroup should be formed to make timely decisions regarding the property

#14 Community midwives should continue to be included in the remit of QNIS with the caveat that QNIS will not make a separate award of Queen’s Midwife. Any practitioner providing the majority of their care in a community setting will be eligible to apply for long-service awards.

#19a: QNIS should become a signatory to a Scottish campaign for limiting exposure to alcohol marketing for children and under-age young people.

June 2019

#9 Council approved 2019/20 operational plan.

#10 Council agreed annual awards dinner should go ahead but guests should purchase all beverages except the welcome drink.

#13 Council agreed a move to twice yearly staff governance meetings.

#19 Acceptance and refusal of donations policy approved.

February 2019

#9 Council approved 2019/20 operational plan.

#10 Council agreed annual awards dinner should go ahead but guests should purchase all beverages except the welcome drink.

#13 Council agreed a move to twice yearly staff governance meetings.

#19 Acceptance and refusal of donations policy approved.

November 2018

#7 Council approved annual review guidance for Trustees.

#15a Funding for 2019 Queen’s Nurse programme to be underwritten from QNIS reserves if necessary.

#15b Council approved consultation with a fundraiser for advice initially.

June 2018

#16 Council approved the commencement of the process to appoint a Deputy Director on a secondment basis or fixed term contract for two years.

February 2018

#10 Risk will be added as a standing item to all advisory groups’ agendas to ensure any risks flagged up are captured on the Institute’s risk register.

#12 QNIS should remain coupled to EVH salary negotiations.

#13 Council approved the business continuity plan with a caveat

November 2017

#13  4x salary life cover should be offered as a staff benefit to attract and retain staff. Aviva has provided the most competitive quote via our insurance brokers.

#14  QNIS will obtain a PRS licence.

August 2017

#6     Annual Accounts were approved.

#12   It was agreed that QNIS would not proceed with IIP accreditation at this time.

#16  Council agreed the need for a database and approved the budget.

June 2017

#5b   A Governance group for the QNIS Chair consisting of CC plus a Trustee, Ian Murray and Catriona Kennedy is sufficient at present and will be reviewed when the Observatory is more developed.

#18   Three new Fellowships have been agreed: QNIS Fellows, Associate Fellows and Honorary Fellows.  Fellowship Awards will take place at the Annual Awards Dinner in December.

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