Welcome to our blogs page where we share stories relating to health inequalities, community projects, sustainability, leadership and community nursing.
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 send your submission to comms@qnis.org.uk for consideration.
My story: the cost-of-living-crisis
The Complexity and Adversity Network was a programme of workshops for community nurses and midwives working in Primary Care in…
Utilising data to understand the social dimensions of the nursing profession
Many years ago, I trained as a nurse at the Fife College of Nursing & Midwifery. I loved my time…
QNIS HIGHLAND & ISLANDS ‘GATHER’N’
This blog was written by Queen’s Nurse Suzanne Turner. She is a Civilian Nurse for the MOD and was previously…
Preconception Care in General Practice: Reflections on Experience and Evidence in the USA
Dr Debra Stulberg. Professor and Chair of Family Medicine, University of Chicago When I decided to go to medical school,…
Maternal and infant food insecurity
Professor Flora Douglas Professor of Public Health, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Practice Robert Gordon University Professor Flora Douglas…
Breastfeeding and medication, do they go together?
Dr Wendy Jones MBE, Author, and Pharmacist Dr Wendy Jones and her granddaughter I was born above a community pharmacy….
Health and Wellbeing After Trauma
Gail Wintersgill undertook Capacitar training funded by QNIS and run by Capacitar Scotland last year whilst at home recovering from…
Women Experiencing Homelessness
Inger had not seen Alex* for several months. Begging for money, she was happy to see a familiar face and…
Considering Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Helen Gilpin is a Queen’s Nurse and Nurse Specialist for Looked After and Accommodated Children and Young People in NHS…
Let us ditch the myth that self-care is self-indulgent
Neglecting our own health and wellbeing serves no-one! For anyone reading this who is already practicing self-care on a regular…
