Kyle Wilson

QNIS has appointed three new Trustees and, for the first time, a Deputy Director. The move will enable QNIS to build upon its long history of supporting, and its strong track record in championing, community nursing throughout Scotland. Joining the Council of QNIS as Trustees are; Sian Tucker, head of service and clinical director of…

With support from Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS), a men’s shed has been officially opened in the Govan area of Glasgow. The opening ceremony on September 1st was attended by local MSP Humza Yousaf and MP Chris Stephens, while Councilor Ricky Bell cut the ribbon. The Govan site is a former children’s nursery, which had…

Around 60 retired Queen’s Nurses and former community nurses have gathered together in Inverness to enjoy an afternoon tea. The event was also a time of celebration as three retired QNs were presented with QNIS long service awards for dedicating more than 21 years to working in the community. Catherine Mackintosh, Margaret Macdonald and Norma…

Anne Burns works for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde based in Renfrewshire and has been one of the people at the forefront of implementing the Family Nurse Partnership model (FNP). Her job involves what she describes as ‘a structured intensive home visiting programme’ for young mums, aged 19 and under having their first baby. Young…

Nine community nurses in Perth and Kinross have been recognised for the years of dedication they have brought to their roles. A ceremony at the council chambers in Perth on August 26 saw the group receiving the QNIS Community Nursing Award for Long Service. The nurses have all been working in roles within the community…

It is 8.30am on a Monday morning, and the members of the district nursing team based at Crosshouse Area Centre in Ayrshire are starting their day. Student nurse Katy Chan is on the telephone, picking up messages left overnight. Among them is a call from the daughter of a patient who is receiving end-of-life care…

Lorna Dhami is the practice nurse, and practice manager, of one of the four practices at Easterhouse Health Centre in Glasgow. It’s something of a family business, as the single-handed GP who is Lorna’s boss is also her husband, Dr Dav Dhami. “We know lots of our patients really well, we know their family dynamics,…

Julie Churchill is at North Berwick Group Practice, visiting one of the community nursing teams that she works with. It’s the first time they have been together since it was announced that she is now their permanent Team Manager. For the previous year Julie had been acting team manager, and is therefore familiar with a…

A Dundee community nurse has launched a pocket guide for people who are struggling with complex health needs to help them navigate support services better. Rachel McReady has developed the Dundee Recovery Road Map – a visual aid which sets out all the services available across the city, including addiction support, family carers support and…

A music single and video featuring a Queen’s Nurse has been launched to help raise awareness of mental health in the farming community. Scotland’s Farmers and Farmers’ Wives choir, of which community psychiatric nurse Kelvin Frew is a member, have recorded their version of the Ward Thomas song Carry You Home. The choir is comprised…