Twenty-four extraordinary community nurses and midwives who were selected to complete the nine-month Queen’s Nurse Development Programme (QNDP), have been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse in a ceremony on Friday 24 November at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh. The programme consists of residential and online workshops alongside individual coaching sessions. It requires…
Warm welcome for QNs at Stirling Unconference
We were delighted to be joined by 70 Queen’s Nurses for a two-day unconference at Stirling Court Hotel last weekend. Queen’s Nurses travelled from as far afield as Orkney, the Highlands and the Borders to be a part of the gathering. The event allowed delegates the opportunity to slow down and reflect away from the…
QNIS shines spotlight on community nurses and midwives working to prevent NCDs
QNIS attended NCD Alliance Scotland’s first ever Parliamentary reception on Tuesday 31 October. It was an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of the work community nurses and midwives are doing across Scotland to help reduce health inequalities and prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We were delighted to be joined at the QNIS stand by QNIS…
QNIS Learning Disability Cohort wins Nursing Times Award
A group of eight Learning Disability Nurses, who completed the Queen’s Nurse Development Programme (QNDP) in 2021, were awarded the Learning Disabilities Nursing Award at this year’s Nursing Times Awards. Catriona Jamieson, Rachel Gardiner, Craig Bell, Karen Laing, Carole Morrow, Heather Duff, Kerry Anderson, and Zoe Lightbody received the award for their work on the…
Local gatherings bring retired Queen’s Nurses together
We are delighted to hear that three local gatherings of retired Queen’s Nurses have recently taken place. Twenty-seven nurses gathered in Inverness for their annual gathering organised by Volunteer Visitors Angela and Elsa. Old connections were renewed and new ones made over a splendid afternoon tea. The following day fifteen nurses came together for coffee…
Health inequalities on display
Earlier this year, QNIS commissioned Chance2Change, a community peer support group in Drumchapel, to undertake photojournalism work exploring health inequalities in partnership with Inclusive Images and Clydesider. The project was funded by the Burdett Trust for Nursing and QNIS. We are delighted that the results of this collaboration are now on display in an exhibition…
Certificate in the Management of Problem Drug Use
QNIS is encouraging those working in primary and community care to consider registering for a certificate in the management of problem drug use. The course is being delivered by RCGP Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Government. Designed to assist primary care professionals help and care for people affected by drug use, the certificate aims…
Celebrating Decades of Dedication: The NHS Dumfries and Galloway Awards Event for Long Service
The 2023 Awards Event for Long Service was an unforgettable evening, the inspiring celebration hosted by NHS Dumfries and Galloway with awards provided by The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS). The event took place yesterday, on Wednesday 6th September, at The Usual Place on Academy Street. The occasion brought together friends, family, and distinguished guests…
Burdett Trust for Nursing Symposium – ‘Nurses on the front line – making a difference to non communicable disease’
Head of Leadership Programmes, Emma Legge gives us a round up of the recent Burdett Trust for Nursing Symposium in London. Emma was joined by four of the 2023 Queen’s Nurse cohort whose work is focused on Cardiovascular health. After a warm welcome by Dame Christine Beasley Trustee for Burdett TFN, delegates were invited to…
QNIS event highlights the importance of relational care
The QNIS team were at the Edinburgh Holyrood Hotel last week to host Relational care, poverty, adversity, and multimorbidity: Evaluating a workshop programme for community nurses and midwives in primary care. The event was an opportunity to reflect on the impact of QNIS’ Complexity and Adversity Network. We were delighted to be joined by a…
