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Louisa Jordan and the Scottish Women’s Hospital
With the new temporary field hospital in Glasgow being named after Queen’s Nurse Louisa Jordan, we asked QNIS Fellow Alison…
‘You cannot pour from an empty cup’
In these uncertain and busy times, it can be all too easy to forget to look after yourself. Hilda Campbell,…
EveryBodyCan – whats’s it all about?
We are proud to be supporting the British Lymphology Society’s 2020 Campaign – EveryBodyCan. The BLS provided us with this…
From volunteer to nurse
In December 2019, the first ever QNIS Academic Prize was awarded within the Open University. You can read about the…
What does a learning disability nurse do?
In a new series of blogs, learning disability nurses from across Scotland share their experiences. Our first comes from Queen’s…
Little Brown Envelope
QNIS has taught me a lot over the course of 2019, but its biggest lesson, has been by far, has…
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…
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…
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…
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…