Open letter from Prof Clare Cable, Chief Executive and Nurse Director, and Sir Paul Grice, Chair of Council, Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland Everyone wants a robust recovery from the ravages of COVID-19 but this aspiration will not be fully realised unless, and until, investment in community nursing becomes a priority. From day one of this global pandemic, Scotland’s 15,000 community nurses have…
Community Learning Disability Standards Launched
The Queen’s Nursing Institute and Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland have published new voluntary standards for Community Learning Disability Nurses in the UK. The standards articulate the specific elements of advanced practice demonstrated by Registered Nurses who have completed a Community Learning Disability Nurse (CLDN) Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ) programme. It is anticipated that the new…
Longer-term approach needed to PPE planning
The rise in PPE prices at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic increased costs for the body that provides support services to the NHS by over £37 million. An Audit Scotland briefing published today (June 17) looks at how the Scottish Government and NHS National Services Scotland put in place arrangements to procure, store and…
Queen’s Nurses Join Calls to Drive Global Vaccination Efforts
The G7 Summit takes place in the UK on 11-13 June 2021. As world leaders meet, 127 Queen’s Nurses from across the UK have signed a joint letter to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, urgently calling on him and the other G7 leaders to extend their support for the World Health Organization’s COVAX programme, which…
Poetry Prescribed on International Nurses Day
The Scottish Poetry Library have today launched their poetry anthology To Mind Your Life, Poems for Nurses & Midwives coinciding with International Nurses Day 2021. The anthology will be gifted to every graduating nurse and midwife in Scotland for the next three years and is intended to provide them with support, comfort and inspiration during their first…
NMC Consultation on Post-Registration Standards
Now is the opportunity for all nurses to contribute to the future of post-registration education and practice for community nurses by responding to the NMC’s consultation. It is important that our regulator hears from you, whether you hold an SCPHN or SPQ or not, this is about the future and your views matter. Please read the NMC introduction…
Queen’s Nurse on BBC Radio Scotland
Originally broadcast on Sunday 11th April this week’s Our Lives radio show with Michelle McManus features Queen’s Nurse Kelvin Frew from the 2017 cohort. Catch up on the BBC Sounds website or mobile app to hear Kelvin tell his own nursing story and his journey to becoming a Queen’s Nurse. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000v19q
Building a fairer, healthier world
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife and this has been extended through 2021. This year is an opportunity to recognise the compassion, commitment and expert clinical care provided by nurses and midwives over an incredibly diverse range of settings. Their extraordinary contributions throughout the global pandemic…
Helping Nurses Cope with Psychological Trauma in the Workplace
Burn out, stress and PTSD have impacted a high proportion of our hard working community of nurses over the last year, but now a helpful new toolkit and video have been developed to help nurses deal with trauma. As part of a new creative project, community nurses have harnessed the power of storytelling to deal…
COPE Scotland Celebrates 30 Years
Today COPE Scotland turns 30 years old. To celebrate, QNIS chatted to their CEO, and QNIS Honorary Fellow, Hilda Campbell about where she gets her motivation and her surprise spring anthem. You’re a busy woman, how do you start your day? Tripping over the cats! Making a fuss of them. Clean teeth, a glass…