Community Mental Health Nurse Kelvin Frew is team leader of the NHS Dumfries & Galloway Crisis, Assessment and Treatment Service. As well as managing the service, and working part time on the crisis response team, he carries a small caseload of regular clients. Brenda* is one of them. Today they are chatting over a coffee,…
The NHS at 70 and the link to Queen’s Nursing in Scotland
As the NHS marks its 70th anniversary, we look back at the role Queen’s Nurses played in the run up to its establishment and how their influence continues to be felt throughout the health service today. Where did it all begin? We have all heard of the NHS but few will know much about a…
Queen’s Nursing trio represent QNIS at royal garden party
Two retired Queen’s Nurses were joined by a current Queen’s Nurse to attend the annual garden party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on behalf of the Institute. Around 8,000 people from all walks of Scottish life are invited to attend the garden party which is held every July during Royal Week when the Queen carries…
Queen’s Nurse candidate wins award for nursing older people
A Queen’s Nurse candidate is celebrating after winning a national award recognising the dedication she brings to caring for older people. Lorraine Haining, who leads a multidisciplinary dementia team in NHS Dumfries and Galloway, scooped the top prize in her category at the RCNi Nurse Awards ceremony in London on Wednesday. The specialist nurse practitioner…
Annual Gathering of retired Queen’s Nurses held in Perthshire
Almost 80 retired Queen’s Nurses from across Scotland have met at Crieff Hydro for the QNIS annual gathering. The event allows those attending to catch-up and share their news while finding out the latest information on what the Institute is doing over a three-course lunch. It forms part of the QNIS commitment to enabling the…
Queen’s Nurse Kate celebrates care home week
In order to mark Care Home Week, we hear from Queen’s Nurse Kate McConville on her commitment to care home nursing. Kate is the Peripetetic Clinical Service Manager in Glasgow for Advinia Healthcare and takes a very hands-on approach. “I spend a lot of time watching how care is delivered and listening to how it…
Views sought on draft voluntary standards for Community Children’s Nurses
A draft set of voluntary standards to support Community Children’s Nurse (CCN) education and practice across the UK has been developed. The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) and Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) have worked together with leading experts on the project. The draft standards have now been published for further consultation via survey monkey. The survey is…
Nursing Now: a look at school nursing
The latest in our Nursing Now series looks at school nursing – which is at the centre of a national refocus based on the principles of the Scottish Government’s Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) practice model. We hear from Queen’s Nurse Lesley Paterson who is based within NHS Tayside – one of the two…
Nursing Now: bringing care to a police custody suite
The custody suite below St Leonard’s Police Station in Edinburgh can be an intimidating environment: windowless corridors are lined both sides with thick metal doors, well-worn whiteboards bearing the names of the people behind them. There is a busy charge bar, where people who have been arrested are clerked in, and an office where…
Practice Nurses celebrate long service to community nursing
A group of practice nurses with more than 120 years of service working in the community have been recognised for their dedication. The five nurses were presented with their QNIS long service award during the Scottish Practice Nurses Association (SPNA) annual conference in Dunblane. The Institute gives awards to those who have served 21 years…
