The 2019 Queen’s Nurse development programme has started with 20 community nurses from across Scotland gathering for a week-long residential. The candidates were selected last month to take part in the programme, now in its third year, and they were brought together for the first time at Balbirnie house in Fife this week to begin…
Profiles of 21 Queen’s Nurses published online
Profiles and photos detailing the work of the 21 community nurses awarded the title of Queen’s Nurse in 2018 are now available to view online. The group received their award in November, having successfully completed the nine-month Queen’s Nurse Development Programme. Each nurse is introduced by setting out their job title and where they work,…
Community-based nurses at the centre of Fire Starter event
An inspiring day of hearing powerful stories from a group of community nurse-led projects tackling health inequalities has been held as part of the wider Fire Starter Festival – a series of Scottish collaborative learning events taking place between January 28 and February 8. The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland hosted the Community Nurses as Catalysts…
Congratulations to 100 outstanding nurses
QNIS staff would like to congratulate four community nursing leaders who have been included in an online list of 100 outstanding nurses. Honorary Fellows Brendan McCormack and Debbie Tolson featured in the line-up of nurses from across the UK who were nominated for having made an impact in nursing in 2018. Derek Barron and Pauline…
21 Queen’s Nurses and Four Fellowship awards presented
The QNIS annual awards dinner was held on Thursday November 29th in Edinburgh, with 21 community nurses receiving their Queen’s Nurse title. Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Professor Fiona McQueen presented the badge and certificate to the new Queen’s Nurses while QNIS Chair Professor Sir Lewis Ritchie awarded four Fellowship awards. Celebrations started with a…
21 community nurses receive Queen’s Nurse title
A group of 21 community nurses working across Scotland have been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse. Among those to receive the honour is an offshore medic, a Diana Children’s Nurse and a multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease specialist. Nurses providing care to people in the community who need support with a wide…
Queen’s Nurse hosts conference to raise awareness of human trafficking
Community midwife Hilary Alba has organised and hosted an awareness raising event on human trafficking as part of her Queen’s Nurse award. Hilary, who was recently named Midwife of the Year at the Scottish Health Awards, works in Glasgow caring for pregnant asylum seekers, refugees, trafficked women and women who have undergone female genital mutilation.…
Orkney community nurses presented with long service awards
The dedication and commitment of some of Orkney’s longest serving nurses has been recognised at a special ceremony. Each of the staff have spent 21 years or more serving their communities and were presented with a Long Service award at an event in Orkney by Clare Cable, Chief Executive and Nurse Director of the Queen’s Nursing…
Financial scamming of vulnerable adults a concern for community nurses
Community nurses working in Scotland have highlighted concerns about people in their care being vulnerable to financial scammers. A new survey conducted by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) reveals 91% of those asked believed “some” or “many” of their patients were at risk of being defrauded. Only 8% believed they were already fully equipped…
Nursing Now: delivering world-class care to island communities
Debra Vickers, the NHS Western Isles Nurse Consultant for Cardiology, and her small team are working to transform the way heart disease is managed in a remote and rural island setting. The nurse-led services she and her team have developed are delivering world-class care, and preventing deaths from heart disease. “Without the input of a…
