Twenty-one community nurses from across Scotland have been chosen to take part in a development programme to become Queen’s Nurses. They are the second group of expert practitoners to undertake the programme following the reintroduction of Queen’s Nurses to Scotland last year after a break of almost 50 years. Candidates were nominated by their organisations…
Booking open for regional events to support the District Nurse Refocused role
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is holding regional events in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen during February and March looking at the refocused District Nurse role. An online meeting will also be held. The events are suitable for Band 6 and 7 District Nurses, Team Leaders, Professional leads, Lead Nurses and Educators. More information is…
Christmas wishes from QNIS staff
The QNIS staff would like to wish everyone a very peaceful and merry Christmas. The office will be closed from Friday 22 December until Wednesday January 3. We look forward to a busy 2018 continuing to promote and support the work of community nurses throughout Scotland.
Prizewinner “motivated” by QNIS academic award
We hear from a recent QNIS prizewinner Charlotte Milliken, who received the undergraduate Academic Award for the University of Abertay. Finding out that I had won the QNIS prize for highest performance in my first year community placement was a delightful surprise. I have always aimed to achieve the highest possible in what I turn…
QNIS holds first annual awards ceremony
Staff at QNIS are absolutely delighted after a successful first annual awards dinner on Friday December 1 in which guest of honour Prue Leith presented 26 awards in total – 20 to the new Queen’s Nurses and six Fellowships. Celebrations got under way with a procession into the hall at The Hub on Edinburgh’s Royal…
Queen’s Nurses return to Scotland for the first time in 50 years
Twenty community nurses have been awarded the title of Queen’s Nurse, marking the first time the honour has been made in Scotland for almost 50 years. They were selected earlier this year to take part in a nine-month development programme run by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) for their high quality, compassionate nursing care.…
Additional nominations to Queen’s Nurse programme now being invited from General Practice Nurses
The Scottish Government, with NHS Education for Scotland, has made funding available to support four General Practice Nurses (GPNs) to join the 2018 Queen’s Nurse cohort. We are therefore seeking nominations from General Practices. GPNs who have their employer’s support may then apply using a written application to demonstrate their skills against the Excellence Profile…
PhD student shares background behind starting her research journey
“My name is Maria Drummond and I have been working as a community staff nurse for the eight years that I have been a registered nurse. I recently completed the SPQ in Advanced Practice in District Nursing (PGDip), and instead of moving into a full time district nursing post I have started a PhD at…
More resources from health visitor conference added
The Taking Care of Our Future conference, which was held in the summer, brought together a range of speakers to present to a room of hundreds of health visitors from across Scotland. The slides used in their presentations have now been uploaded and can be viewed here Also available to download are the presentations used…
New Standards for General Practice Nurses Launched
The QNI and QNI Scotland have launched new Voluntary Standards for senior General Practice Nurses (GPNs) at the QNI conference in London on Tuesday. The new standards aim to identify the key aspects of the senior GPN role and reflect the breadth of competence required to manage and deliver high quality, person centred care as the…
