In this final video from the listening project between retired Queen’s Nurses and current district nursing students at Queen Margaret University, the conversation focuses on palliative care. The retired nurses talk about how they always strived to have conversations with people about what they wanted – putting their wishes first. The student nurses agreed they…
Inverness gathering for retired nurses
An event in Inverness has been held to bring together retired Queen’s Nurses and other former community nurses. The group of around 40 women attended the afternoon tea to catch up and hear the latest news about what is happening at QNIS. It was a perfect opportunity to introduce the retired Queen’s Nurses to new…
Wisdom Circle Part Two: conversations on district nursing across generations
In the second instalment of the series, the retired Queen’s Nurses and district nursing students discuss badges and how the public interact with nurses. You can listen to the first instalment here
Student reflects on placement with district nursing team
Katy Chan recently completed a Management Placement with Barbara McFadzean, District Nursing Sister in Crosshouse, Kilmarnock. Barbara is one of the first cohort of Queen’s Nurse candidates and here Katy talks about what it was like to join her and the rest of the district nursing team. “Community nursing is at the heart of nursing. It…
Wisdom Circle Part One: community nurses share experiences across generations
A group of retired Queen’s Nurses have swapped stories with district nursing students at Queen Margaret University during an intergenerational event hosted by QNIS. The round table discussions were alive with conversation – it was clear to see the mutual respect shared between students and the retired nurses. This is the first in a series…
Health visitors gather to celebrate ‘vital’ role
Hundreds of health visitors have gathered for a conference celebrating the contribution they make to the future of children and families across Scotland. The event – Taking Care of Our Future – was held in Glasgow on Tuesday August 22 and heard from a range of speakers including Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport Shona…
Projects involved in third Catalysts for Change programme meet for workshop
Seven projects aimed at reducing health inequalities in communities across Scotland have been selected as part of the QNIS Catalysts for Change Programme. The groups met for the first time this week in Edinburgh where workshop was held for all those involved to discuss their plans. Moving into the third year of running the programme,…
Journey to community nursing – QNIS award “great encouragement” to prizewinner
Flora Zih-Yong, a PhD student at Edinburgh University, recently received the QNIS postgraduate award. She described it as a “great honour” and said that as a first-year PhD student exploring community and family nursing, the award is a “great encouragement to and affirmation of” her study. Here she talks about her journey to community nursing…
Queen’s Nurse candidate joins volunteers at garden opening
Jess Davidson, one of the 20 Queen’s Nurse candidates, went along to a garden opening in Edinburgh to help with the hosting of a Scotland’s Gardens event. Scotland’s Gardens and QNIS have a long and proud history, with the two charities continuting to move forward with the shared aim of enabling Scotland’s communities to flourish.…
Future direction of nursing in Scotland developed
A report setting out the future of the profession of nursing has been published by the Scottish Government. The Nursing 2030 Vision contains the strategy of Scotland’s chief nursing officer (CNO) Professor Fiona McQueen. It looks at what is currently being done well and what needs to be done differently to deal with future demands…
