Changing populations, changing needs: Directions and models for community orientated primary care The 2016 International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research (ICCHNR) Symposium takes place on 15-16 September at the University of Kent, Canterbury. Abstracts for this symposium are now being accepted. Registrations for attending the symposium open on 1st March. A flyer for the event is…
Scottish Government vision for health and social care
Health Secretary Shona Robison has set out the blueprint for health and social care in Scotland over the next 10 to 15 years. The National Clinical Strategy, which outlines plans to deliver a range of improvements and reforms to modernise the way care is provided.
Public Health Review Published
The Scottish Government has just published the Recommendations of the Public Health Review Group. Its recommendations include: • The development of a national public health strategy • An enhanced role for public health professionals in new integrated joint boards, that will link NHS and local authorities as part of health and social care integration, and…
Endorsements for District Nursing Voluntary Standards
New Voluntary Standards for District Nursing Education and Practice were launched by the QNI and QNI Scotland in 2015. The QNI and QNIS recommend that the new voluntary standards are adopted by all education providers currently offering the NMC approved Specialist Practice District Nurse programme in the UK. This project was guided by an advisory…
QNIS 2016 Conference
The QNIS 2016 Conference, Connecting, Equipping, Championing, Community Nurses across Scotland, will take place on 17th March, at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. We have some outstanding speakers including Fiona McQueen, Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer, Jos de Blok, founder of Buurtzorg Neighbourhood Nursing in the Netherlands and Margaret Hannah, author of Humanising Healthcare. The…
Recognising Muriel
On Wednesday 3rd Feb, we presented one of the most well deserved Long Service Awards we have seen in a long time. The recipient was so highly thought of that even our Programme Manager, Angie Henney, received the red carpet treatment on route to presenting the award. Angie arrived in Clarkston to a throng of…
Snowdrops Festival 30 Jan – 13 March
Celebrate the first signs of spring by visiting the gardens open for the 2016 Snowdrop Festival. This is a fantastic opportunity to see spectacular white carpets of snowdrops and experience brilliant moments full of winter beauty. It is a wonderful way to explore several of Scotland’s most beautiful locations including grand estates, tranquil woodlands and…
Nurse Development Scholarship
The Foundation of Nursing Studies is offering an amazing opportunity for a nurse to attend a practice development school. The 2016 Richard Tompkins Nurse Development Scholarship is open to practitioners who are working clinically in any healthcare setting UK-wide, and is targeting in particular, those at ward sister level or equivalent. The scholarship includes a…
The Building Blocks of Integrated Care
The International Foundation for Integrated Care, in association with Edgehill University, are hosting a series of free webinars on “The Building Blocks of Integrated Care”. Six webinars will run on a monthly basis from October – March, in the lead up a public lecture on 14 April 2016 at Edgehill University by Professor Jon Glasby…
Getting it right for every child – new Statutory Guidance
The Scottish Government has published revised draft Statutory Guidance for GIRFEC. This new guidance follows a public consultation held earlier in 2015 and an intensive period of joint working with organisations from across children’s and adult services and children, young people and parent groups. The revised draft guidance, which includes an outline of key changes to the…
