Welcome to our Blogs page where we share news articles and stories relating to healthcare, community nursing, mental health and social care.
We are pleased to announce that we are currently running a series of blogs by Learning Disability Nurses every fortnight on a Friday until December 2020.
In addition, we are engaging with our Scottish QN Health Visitors and our 2019 QN Cohort to arrange a similar schedule of blogs for each. Meantime please continue to enjoy our various blogs from QNs and other healthcare professionals which will now go live on Tuesdays.
If you are keen to write a blog for us, on a relevant health or social care topic, we are always happy to hear from you. Feel free to download this helpful guide, and submit your efforts to comms@qnis.org.uk.
Integrated Working to Shield Vulnerable Groups
Marion Mackie is a Respiratory Nurse Specialist based at Renfrew Health and Social Care Centre. She cares for patients within…
The Show Must Go On
Zoe Horseman is a Research Assistant at the University of Edinburgh and a Community Staff Nurse in NHS Lothian. Her…
2017 Queen’s Nurses – Lean on Me
Ally Lister is a Queen’s Nurse and District Nurse working in Keith and Fochabers. She shares her story of reuniting her 2017 cohort…
Reconnection and Realising the Importance of a Table
Jennifer Grant is a School Nurse working with NHS Fife, she shares her reflections on COVID-19, perhaps the most unexpected…
Embracing the Change with Service Support
Mary Kinninmonth is a District Nurse Team Leader with NHS Fife. Her blog shows the positive impact of a supportive, integrated workforce…
Lifelong Learning and a Passion for People
Lauren Kennedy is Lead Nurse for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities with NHS 24. In this blog, she shares her…
Adaptability and the Delivery of Person-Centred Care
Gary Docherty is a Consultant Learning Disability Nurse working across Scotland. In his blog Gary discusses the necessity of adaptability…
Reconnecting and the Capacitar Leadership Dance
Clare Cable discusses resilience, waning energy levels and the importance of taking time to reconnect with yourself by introducing the…
Let Compassion and Kindness Rule the Way
Julie Fitzpatrick is a Professional Nurse Advisor in Learning Disability Services with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, in her blog…
IMAGINING the School Nursing Service
Dr Elaine Allan, Lead School Nurse and Robert Gordon University Lecturer shares her blog encouraging the adoption of a rights-based…