QNIS has taught me a lot over the course of 2019, but its biggest lesson, has been by far, has been be brave and have your story heard. The project I embarked on as part of the Queen’s Nurse Programme was never supposed to be public, but with the support of my managers and QNIS it…
Singing for breathing – call for action
Pauline Waugh received funding through QNIS several years ago, which led to the creation of the Cheyne Gang. Singing for breathing has shown improvements for those with long-term respiratory conditions, yet there was no mention of it in the recent Scottish Government’s Respiratory Care Action Plan. Here, Pauline offers a potted history of the Cheyne…
The role of community nurses in raising awareness of signs and symptoms of the menopause
Former QNIS Trustee Hilda Campbell, CEO of COPE Scotland has provided us with this blog, looking at how community nurses can offer support at a challenging time The menopause and peri menopause can be a challenging time in a person’s life and nurses often have an opportunity to help raise awareness and provide some education…
The Role of Health Visiting in Accident Prevention
Fiona Black is Specialised Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) at NHS Lothian. Here she talks about promoting accident prevention as a public health priority: Public health is defined as “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts of society” (WHO, 1988). It’s evidenced that around 62…
Community Nursing is my vocation, it is where my heart lies
On Friday 15th November, Trustee Jane Walker visited the University of Dundee to bestow a QNIS Postgraduate Academic Prize on Lynn Graham. Lynn has provided us with a blog, in which she discusses her love of community nursing. Winning the Queens Nursing Institute Scotland Academic Prize 2019 for University of Dundee has been an absolute honour. I was completely…
A Century of Nursing Registration
Tonight (25th November) the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is holding an event to commemorate 100 years of Nursing Registration. To mark this landmark occasion, Alison O’ Donnell, a QNIS Fellow and a member of the QNIS History Committee, has prepared a look back on 100 years of nursing registration in the UK. A…
Life as a trustee
Last week was Trustee’s week, and Vice Chair of QNIS Council, Linda Pollock, has provided us with a look at life as a Trustee. I am passionate about improving care to vulnerable people and have been flying the flag for community nursing since 1976, initially, as a district nurse and then as a community psychiatric…
Progress towards Fair Dementia Care
Alzheimer Scotland’s Fair Dementia Care campaign received a boost earlier this month when it was highlighted and supported by both the Herald and Glasgow Evening Times. We will be doing more specific features from a community nursing perspective over the coming weeks and months, but here, Amy Dalyrmple, Head of Policy with Alzheimer Scotland, has…
QNIS opens its doors part 3
The third and final instalment in Fiona Fitheridge’s journey through Doors Open. To view part 1 click here. By the beginning of August we had done the first draft of the text ready for the history wall, the designer had created the initial designs and we were on target to have the wall displays ready on time. Besides,…
QNIS opens its doors, part 2
In the second part of Fiona Fitheridge’s blog, looking at Doors Open Day, preparation is key. Part one is available here From our initial interest in Doors Open Day, we had over a year to prepare. But how to tell the story. While the ideas on how to tell our story bubbled away at the back of our minds, we got…
