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QNIS applauds decision to fortify flour with folic acid
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland has heralded today’s announcement that most UK flour will be fortified with folic acid (Vitamin…
General practice nurses awarded for long service
Some of the longest-serving general practice nurses in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) have received an award in recognition…
Applications open for Catalysts for Change funding
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS), in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund, is pleased to announce the opening of…
The missing link in COVID-19 recovery plans
Open letter from Prof Clare Cable, Chief Executive and Nurse Director, and Sir Paul Grice, Chair of Council, Queen’s Nursing Institute…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Community nursing experts sign joint letter to the NMC
Today, the QNIS signed a joint letter to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) regarding concerns over the review of…
New Programme Launched:
Healthier Pregnancies, Better Lives
QNIS, in partnership with Cattanach and the National Lottery Community Fund, are pleased to announce the launch of the Healthier…
ICCHNR Lisbeth Hockey Lecture Available Online
Earlier this month QNIS were proud to host the ICCHNR’s event ‘Bringing Curiosity & Analysis to Community Nursing: Lisbeth Hockey,…
Scottish Government launches FASD eLearning resource
Invisible, Not Inconsequential The Scottish Government has just launched its free FASD eLearning resource on the NHS Education for Scotland…
Dundee Queen’s Nurse receives key worker award
This month The Evening Telegraph Dundee in association with Ninja Kiwi named the winners of their Champion Awards 2020. QNIS…
New appointment to QNIS staff
QNIS has appointed a new Deputy Director (Nursing). Dr Sarah Doyle SFHEA, PhD, MRes, PG Dip, RMN Dr Sarah Doyle…
QNIS Events and Programmes
In line with Government advice, the majority of the QNIS team continue to work remotely, as we endeavour to continue to support community nurses across the…
Opportunity – New QNIS Chair of Council
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) is a small charity doing big things to promote excellence in community nursing to…
Heroes of the response
QNIS in the Media An excellent segment published by @ThirdForceNews featuring the wonderful work of QN Rachel Mcready from the…
Job vacancy: Deputy Director (Nursing)
About us The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) is a small charity doing big things in promoting excellence in community…
Clare Cable in conversation with Barbara Stilwell
Clare Cable in conversation with Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director of Nursing Now’s Global campaign. CC: Barbara, we had very much…
Launching new resources for self-care
Clare Cable, Chief Executive and Nurse Director Over the last week, it has been devastating to hear the daily increase in…
Let’s innovate in the way we care for ourselves
As I listen to nurses all over Scotland trying to make sense of the current situation, I realise the enormity…
Community Nursing and the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Dr Jonathan Sher, QNIS Deputy Director April 7th marked World Health Day and the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched…
New field hospital named after Queen’s Nurse
Scotland’s new field hospital being built at the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow is to be named after a Queen’s Nurse – Sister Louisa…
Coronavirus (Covid-19) – a message from QNIS
We find ourselves in a world that feels familiar yet completely alien all at once. For the first time in…
Important – Conference Cancellation
We are bitterly disappointed to miss the opportunity of gathering, however, in the light of the Scottish Government guidance to NHS staff around…
2020 Queen’s Nurse programme under way
A group of 20 community nurses have embarked on the nine-month Queen’s Nurse development programme after gathering for a residential…
Forth Valley nurses celebrate at Long Service Award event
Almost 50 community nurses from NHS Forth Valley have been recognised for the years of dedication they have brought to…
Job vacancy: Media and External Relations Manager (Maternity Cover)
Media and External Relations Manager (Maternity Cover) About QNIS: The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) is a small charity doing big…
Tayside’s longest-serving community nurses awarded
Some of NHS Tayside’s longest-serving community nurses have been recognised for the dedication and commitment they bring to their roles. Around 40…
Nurse recognised for dedicated care and enthusiasm
Clare Cable, Kombe Mwarandu and Liz Sturley An Ayrshire nurse has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to community nursing….
Parish Nurse honoured for work with city’s homeless
A nurse who set up a project at a Dundee church to provide health support to people in the city…
QNIS Annual Awards Dinner 2019
Last night, the QNIS Annual Awards Dinner took place, at the Waldorf Astoria Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. 20 modern Queen’s…
Catalyst for Change projects begin their journey
Eleven projects have been awarded funding through the Catalysts for Change Programme. These eleven projects were selected on 14 October…
Academic Prizes in Glasgow
Two students at Glasgow University received awards recognising their outstanding achievements in community nursing. Claire Carrie and Georgia Dempster received…
Long Service in the Western Isles
Long serving nurses in the Western Isles have received an award recognising the dedication and commitment they have brought to…
QNIS seeking new Trustees to join its Council
Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) Trustee Vacancies The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland currently has two Trustee vacancies due to retiral…
Doors Open Day success for QNIS
Staff and volunteers at QNIS were involved in taking part in the Doors Open Day event in Edinburgh as part…
Queen’s Nurse leads inspirational project to revamp children’s garden
The positive impact of recovery from substances was the focus of a project to revamp the Action for Children garden…
39 community nurses receive long service award
Some of NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s longest-serving community nurses have received an award in recognition of the dedication and commitment they bring to…
Folic Acid Fortification
In partnership with Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland (SBHS), QNIS has prepared a briefing paper encouraging support for Folic Acid Fortification….
Response to Primary Care in Scotland Inquiry
The Primary Care Clinical Professional Group (PCCPG) has submitted a response to the Health and Sport Committee’s Inquiry on the…
50 community nurses recognised for long service
A group of 50 community nurses from NHS Grampian have been recognised for the many years of dedication they have…
Applications open for Catalysts for Change funding
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS), in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund, is pleased to announce the opening…
130 anniversary celebrations at GCU
QNIS continued our 130th anniversary with a celebration in Glasgow. Glasgow Caledonian University were the hosts for a lunch and…
Catalyst for Change a Patient’s Choice Winner
QNIS Catalyst for Change Sarah Everett won the Patient’s Choice Award from the RCNi on Wednesday night. Sarah, a Practice…
Queen’s Nurse Annual Gathering
Retired Queen’s Nurses from across Scotland came together for the QNIS Annual Gathering in June as part of the Institute’s…
Defibrillator installed outside Castle Terrace
A life-saving defibrillator has been unveiled outside the award-winning Castle Terrace restaurant. The installation of the device came about when…
QNIS awarded Lottery funding for Catalysts for Change programme
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) has been awarded £160,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work aimed at…
Celebrating the dedication of long-serving community nurses
Some of Lanarkshire’s longest-serving community nurses have received an award in recognition of the dedication and commitment they bring to their roles. A total…
Lessons on turning a vision into reality
QNIS Chief Executive and Nurse Director Clare Cable reflects on taking time out during the weekend to visit one of…
Bringing more ‘Coorie’ into your life
“Coorie is about how do we protect ourselves and our family to feel safe and cosy even when life is…
Conference marks start of 130th celebrations
A conference is being held in Edinburgh today to celebrate 130 years of Queen’s Nursing in Scotland. The Queen’s Nursing…
Retired Queen’s Nurse features in new podcast series
A retired Queen’s Nurse has been sharing her stories of caring for communities across Edinburgh for almost 40 years in…
Third year of the Queen’s Nurse programme in Scotland gets under way
The 2019 Queen’s Nurse development programme has started with 20 community nurses from across Scotland gathering for a week-long residential….
Profiles of 21 Queen’s Nurses published online
Profiles and photos detailing the work of the 21 community nurses awarded the title of Queen’s Nurse in 2018 are…
Community-based nurses at the centre of Fire Starter event
Three of the Catalysts for Change projects An inspiring day of hearing powerful stories from a group of community nurse-led…
QMU Honor Society Edinburgh
We invite you to join us on an exciting journey. QNIS is working together with the Queen Margaret University Edinburgh…
Congratulations to 100 outstanding nurses
QNIS staff would like to congratulate four community nursing leaders who have been included in an online list of 100…
Animation supports carers for people with dementia
Our 2017 ‘Catalysts for Change’ projects submitted their final reports earlier this year. In addition to their written report, one…
21 Queen’s Nurses and Four Fellowship awards presented
The QNIS annual awards dinner was held on Thursday November 29th in Edinburgh, with 21 community nurses receiving their Queen’s…
21 community nurses receive Queen’s Nurse title
A group of 21 community nurses working across Scotland have been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse. Among those…
Queen’s Nurse hosts conference to raise awareness of human trafficking
Community midwife Hilary Alba has organised and hosted an awareness raising event on human trafficking as part of her Queen’s…
Orkney community nurses presented with long service awards
The dedication and commitment of some of Orkney’s longest serving nurses has been recognised at a special ceremony. Each of…
Financial scamming of vulnerable adults a concern for community nurses
Community nurses working in Scotland have highlighted concerns about people in their care being vulnerable to financial scammers. A new…
New Standards for Community Children’s Nurses Launched
The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) and Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) have published new standards to support Community Children’s Nurse (CCN)…
Community Nurses and Financial Scamming
QNIS is working with partners across sectors to host an event later in the autumn about safeguarding people from financial…
Nursing Now: delivering world-class care to island communities
Debra Vickers, the NHS Western Isles Nurse Consultant for Cardiology, and her small team are working to transform the way…
New appointments made to QNIS staff and council
QNIS has appointed three new Trustees and, for the first time, a Deputy Director. The move will enable QNIS to…
Men’s shed opens its doors in Govan
With support from Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS), a men’s shed has been officially opened in the Govan area of…
Retired Queen’s Nurses enjoy Inverness gathering
Around 60 retired Queen’s Nurses and former community nurses have gathered together in Inverness to enjoy an afternoon tea. The…
Nursing Now: insight into the Family Nurse Partnership model
Anne Burns works for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde based in Renfrewshire and has been one of the people at…
Perth nurses receive long service award
Nine community nurses in Perth and Kinross have been recognised for the years of dedication they have brought to their…
Nursing Now: a day in the life of a district nurse
It is 8.30am on a Monday morning, and the members of the district nursing team based at Crosshouse Area Centre…
Nursing Now: practice nurse Lorna tackles concerns over uptake of cancer screening
Lorna Dhami is the practice nurse, and practice manager, of one of the four practices at Easterhouse Health Centre in…
Nursing Now: promoting self-management
Julie Churchill is at North Berwick Group Practice, visiting one of the community nursing teams that she works with. It’s…
Queen’s Nurse Rachel launches recovery road map in Dundee
A Dundee community nurse has launched a pocket guide for people who are struggling with complex health needs to help…
Farming choir launches mental health awareness single
A music single and video featuring a Queen’s Nurse has been launched to help raise awareness of mental health in…
Nursing Now: working in community mental health
Community Mental Health Nurse Kelvin Frew is team leader of the NHS Dumfries & Galloway Crisis, Assessment and Treatment Service….
North-east community nurses receive long service award
Almost 50 nurses from across the north-east have been recognised for their dedication to community care. The group came together…
The NHS at 70 and the link to Queen’s Nursing in Scotland
As the NHS marks its 70th anniversary, we look back at the role Queen’s Nurses played in the run up…
Queen’s Nursing trio represent QNIS at royal garden party
Two retired Queen’s Nurses were joined by a current Queen’s Nurse to attend the annual garden party at the Palace…
Queen’s Nurse candidate wins award for nursing older people
A Queen’s Nurse candidate is celebrating after winning a national award recognising the dedication she brings to caring for older…
Annual Gathering of retired Queen’s Nurses held in Perthshire
Almost 80 retired Queen’s Nurses from across Scotland have met at Crieff Hydro for the QNIS annual gathering. The event…
Queen’s Nurse Kate celebrates care home week
In order to mark Care Home Week, we hear from Queen’s Nurse Kate McConville on her commitment to care home…
Views sought on draft voluntary standards for Community Children’s Nurses
A draft set of voluntary standards to support Community Children’s Nurse (CCN) education and practice across the UK has been developed….
Nursing Now: a look at school nursing
The latest in our Nursing Now series looks at school nursing – which is at the centre of a national refocus…
Nursing Now: bringing care to a police custody suite
The custody suite below St Leonard’s Police Station in Edinburgh can be an intimidating environment: windowless corridors are lined…
Practice Nurses celebrate long service to community nursing
A group of practice nurses with more than 120 years of service working in the community have been recognised for…
The Queen’s Nurse Journey – Clare Cable Article Published
The International Practice Development Journal have published an article by our Chief Executive and Nurse Director, Clare Cable, examining the…
Queen’s Nurse Jess awarded top honour
QNIS chief executive and nurse director Clare Cable, Queen’s Nurse Jess Davidson, Chief Nursing Officer Fiona McQueen. One of the…
QNIS seeking new Trustees to join its Council
Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) Trustee Vacancies The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland currently has two Trustee vacancies due to retiral…
International Nurses’ Day – a celebration of community nursing
For International Nurses’ Day, we want to celebrate the wonderful diversity of roles that are on offer to those who…
QNIS Nursing Now series celebrates International Day of the Midwife by profiling Queen’s Nurse Hilary
On a wall in her office within Glasgow’s Princess Royal Maternity Hospital, Hilary Alba has hung a massive world map….
Investment in community nursing training in new primary care workforce plan
Almost £7 million is being invested in the education and training of general practice nurses and district nurses over three…
Nursing Now: remote and rural nursing
The latest post in our Nursing Now series shines a spotlight on nursing in remote and rural communities. Advanced Nurse…
Queen’s Nurse Barbara shares her experience in webinar
Queen’s Nurse Barbara McFadzean recently took part in a webinar hosted by the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) Scotland. Barbara spoke…
Projects involved in Catalysts for Change programme meet for workshop
The QNIS Catalysts for Change programme supports seven projects which are tackling health inequalities in communities across Scotland. Grants of…
Annual Conference 2018 – Videos and other materials
Materials from our annual conference, which took place in March 2018 are now available. Please see below the videos of…
Nursing Now: caring for people in their own homes
As part of Nursing Now, QNIS will showcase the wide range of roles involved in community nursing, focusing on those…
Second year of the Queen’s Nurse programme in Scotland begins
2018 Queen’s Nurses Scotland The 21 community nurses selected to be the latest Queen’s Nurse candidates have gathered together for…
Nursing Now: QNIS supports launch of global campaign raising profile of nursing
The Nursing Now campaign, launched today, is run in collaboration with the International Council of Nurses and the World Health Organisation….
QNIS Annual Newsletter available to view online
The QNIS newsletter and review of the year for 2017 is now available. The publication features all the information about…
Candidates selected for second year of Queen’s Nurse development programme
Twenty-one community nurses from across Scotland have been chosen to take part in a development programme to become Queen’s Nurses….
2017 Queen’s Nurses eBook
With the return of the Queen’s Nurse title to Scotland, for the first time in almost 50 years, QNIS published…
Booking open for regional events to support the District Nurse Refocused role
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is holding regional events in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen during February and March looking…
Christmas wishes from QNIS staff
The QNIS staff would like to wish everyone a very peaceful and merry Christmas. The office will be closed from…
Prizewinner “motivated” by QNIS academic award
We hear from a recent QNIS prizewinner Charlotte Milliken, who received the undergraduate Academic Award for the University of Abertay….
QNIS holds first annual awards ceremony
Staff at QNIS are absolutely delighted after a successful first annual awards dinner on Friday December 1 in which guest…
Queen’s Nurses return to Scotland for the first time in 50 years
Twenty community nurses have been awarded the title of Queen’s Nurse, marking the first time the honour has been made…
Upcoming Event: Releasing potential, improving lives: the global nursing agenda
Nursing Studies at the University of Edinburgh have asked us to highlight this upcoming event: We are delighted to…
Additional nominations to Queen’s Nurse programme now being invited from General Practice Nurses
The Scottish Government, with NHS Education for Scotland, has made funding available to support four General Practice Nurses (GPNs) to…
PhD student shares background behind starting her research journey
“My name is Maria Drummond and I have been working as a community staff nurse for the eight years that…
More resources from health visitor conference added
The Taking Care of Our Future conference, which was held in the summer, brought together a range of speakers to…
New Standards for General Practice Nurses Launched
The QNI and QNI Scotland have launched new Voluntary Standards for senior General Practice Nurses (GPNs) at the QNI conference in…
QNIS Fellow’s doctoral findings published in BJCN
Dr Elaine Allan, Fellow of QNIS, has had her dcotoral thesis findings published in the British Journal of Community Nursing….
Final video from Wisdom Circle project
https://youtu.be/n1IwQj-asdc In this final video from the listening project between retired Queen’s Nurses and current district nursing students at Queen…
Inverness gathering for retired nurses
An event in Inverness has been held to bring together retired Queen’s Nurses and other former community nurses. The group…
Wisdom Circle Part Two: conversations on district nursing across generations
https://youtu.be/FecV1P5Acu4 In the second instalment of the series, the retired Queen’s Nurses and district nursing students discuss badges and how…
Student reflects on placement with district nursing team
Katy Chan recently completed a Management Placement with Barbara McFadzean, District Nursing Sister in Crosshouse, Kilmarnock. Barbara is one of the…
Wisdom Circle Part One: community nurses share experiences across generations
A group of retired Queen’s Nurses have swapped stories with district nursing students at Queen Margaret University during an intergenerational…
Health visitors gather to celebrate ‘vital’ role
Hundreds of health visitors have gathered for a conference celebrating the contribution they make to the future of children and…
Projects involved in third Catalysts for Change programme meet for workshop
Seven projects aimed at reducing health inequalities in communities across Scotland have been selected as part of the QNIS Catalysts…
Journey to community nursing – QNIS award “great encouragement” to prizewinner
Flora Zih-Yong, a PhD student at Edinburgh University, recently received the QNIS postgraduate award. She described it as a “great…
Queen’s Nurse candidate joins volunteers at garden opening
Jess Davidson, one of the 20 Queen’s Nurse candidates, went along to a garden opening in Edinburgh to help with…
Future direction of nursing in Scotland developed
A report setting out the future of the profession of nursing has been published by the Scottish Government. The Nursing…
New Trustee for QNIS Council
QNIS is pleased to announce that Josie Murray, a Public Health Specialty Registrar, has joined the organisation in the role…
Trip down memory lane for one Australian visitor
Staff members at the QNIS office at Castle Terrace were delighted to welcome two unexpected guests this week. Retired nurse…
Guests gather for Royal garden party
Chrisanne Campbell, Christina Thomson, Alison O’Donnell and Alison Jarvis. Four people connected with the work of QNIS have attended the…
Journey to community nursing – a reflection on the impact of the QNIS conference
Judie Field, a newly qualified specialist practitioner district nurse, shadowed QNIS chief executive and nurse director Clare Cable for a…
Annual Gathering of retired Queen’s Nurses takes place
Around 75 retired Queen’s Nurses have travelled from across Scotland to meet old friends and colleagues for a lunch at…
Care Home Week looks at nursing roles as part of a focus on workforce
This week marks Care Home Week – a celebration of the people who live and work in them and the…
Anticipatory care planning – it is everyone’s business
A workshop in Edinburgh has marked a milestone in moving forward with anticipatory care planning (ACP) with the launch of…
Vacancy for network co-ordinator
This post is for 30 hours per week. About the role We are looking for a brilliant administrator with a…
QNIS Trustee retires from NHS after four decades
QNIS Trustee Pat Tyrrell has recently retired from the NHS after 37 years. Working for the last decade with NHS…
Queen’s Nurse candidate shares experience at RCN debate
A Queen’s Nurse candidate has spoken during a debate focusing on wellness at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Congress….
Profiles of first modern Queen’s Nurses in Scotland launched to mark International Nurses’ Day
A group of community nurses who will be the first in 50 years to be awarded the title of Queen’s…
TEDx conference shares ideas around working across generations
A conference at Queen Margaret University (QMU) has heard from a range of speakers discussing how to contribute to the…
Scottish Government Planning Consultation – QNIS response
Below is our response to the Scottish Government’s recent consultation on Scottish Planning Policy. The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS)…
Trustee Vacancies
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland currently has two Trustee vacancies due to retiral and relocation of current Council members. The…
Conversations that Change Lives
On 16th March, QNIS held our annual conference in Glasgow. Conversations that Change Lives was designed to inspire and enable…
Voices of Experience – Lorna McKechnie
In this interview, Lorna talks about her life and career as a Queen’s Nurse covering a number of communities in…
Mindful Health Questionnaire
The University of Edinburgh are constructing a scale of how health and social care professionals respond to the context of…
Voices of Experience – Jessie Hayes
Jessie describes how she came into Queen’s Nursing by circumstance, but how she enjoyed the training, which included the many…
Voices of Experience – Catherine MacEachen
In this interview, Catherine describes her journey from Benbecula through Larbert, Glasgow, Falkirk, London, Taynuilt, Cambridge, Harris, North Uist, Barra,…
Hebridean Heroines
A book charting the experiences of Queen’s Nurses in the Hebrides was published last week. Hebridean Heroines was written by…
Voices of Experience – Murdina Buchanan
As with so many, Murdina had always wanted to be a Queen’s Nurse, and fondly remembers a QN delivering her…
Queen’s Nurses to return to Scotland after almost 50 years
In an historic move, the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) has recruited 20 community nurses to take part in a…
Tony Clapham – QNIS Prizewinner
Last autumn, Tony Clapham (pictured left with our chair Lewis Ritchie) received the QNIS Postgraduate Academic Prize for the University…
Voices of Experience – Merrill Whalen
Merrill is not only a trained Queen’s Nurse, but was also a Trustee of the QNIS, and even a one-time Nurse…
Voices of Experience – Sheila Bett
Sheila has the distinction of having not only trained at Castle Terrace, but also having taught at Castle Terrace, in…
ICCHNR 2017 Johannesburg open for abstracts
The ICCHNR Conference in 2017 ‘Community Health: Action for Change’ takes place in Johannesburg from 20th to 22nd September. Abstracts…
QNIS celebrates £2,500 gift from The Patron’s Fund
QNIS is celebrating after receiving a £2,500 gift from The Patron’s Fund, the charitable fund set up to acknowledge the work…
QNIS Conference ‘Conversations that change lives’ – Early Bird Rate ends 3rd Feb
Due to some teething issues, we are extending the early bird period for tickets for our conference ‘Conversations that change…
Voices of Experience – Kathleen Rourke
Kathleen describes here her training in Bath Street, Glasgow, and her varied and successful career that takes in Greater Glasgow…
Why QNIS2017 is the conference for you
With just over six weeks to go until conference, there are still a number of delegate places available. The title…
My Home Life – Upcoming events
My Home Life is an initiative to promote quality of life for those living, dying, visiting and working in care…
Voices of Experience – Mary Hope
As a Queen’s Nurse serving the communities of Orkney, Mary’s story provides a window into island life. This interview covers…
Fire Starter Festival – Creating Psychologically Safe Places to Hold Awkward Conversations
As part of Workforce Scotland’s Fire Starter Festival, COPE Scotland is hosting an event seeking to discuss the concept of psychologically…
Digital transformation required to enable improved records sharing
18 health organisations, representing more than 60,000 primary care clinicians working across the length and breadth of Scotland, have collectively…
Out in the District: The history of community nursing in Scotland
On 13th February, QNIS and RCN are hosting an event looking at the history of health promotion in the community….
Voices of Experience – Adeline Reid
In this interview, Adeline describes her professional journey from initial training in Elgin, her Queen’s Nurse training in Glasgow and…
Homeless and Inclusion Health Network – 17 January
NHS Health Scotland supports the Scottish Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health. This is a branch of a UK-wide network…
QNI Wall Calendar brings Nursing History to Life
The Queen’s Nursing Institute, our sister organisation in London, are using a wall calendar to celebrates the charity’s 130th anniversary…
Developing a 2030 Vision for Nursing
Across autumn, the Chief Nursing Officer launched a consultation exercise, seeking views on present and future nursing in Scotland. The…
SPNA Education Grant
An education grant of up to £200 is available to all Scottish Practice Nurse Association (SPNA) members of at least…
Lecture highlights importance of Anticipatory Care
Delegates in Aberdeen were treated to a successful inaugural lecture on Wednesday night. Dr. Catriona Kennedy, experienced nurse and researcher, delivered…
QNIS Christmas Cards
If you haven’t already picked up your Christmas cards, this is your opportunity to buy some great cards, and support…
New Nursing Professor to deliver professorial lecture
An experienced nurse and researcher will deliver a professorial lecture in Aberdeen this month. Dr Catriona Kennedy, recently appointed QNIS…
Help redesign the RCN Travel Health Competence Guidance
The RCN is running a survey on people’s views and experience of the RCN Travel Health Nursing: Career and Competence…
2017 QNIS Conference
We are delighted to announce the QNIS Annual Conference 2017 on 16th March 2017 Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow with a…
New report: Non-medical Management of Breathlessness
FoNS (the Foundation of Nursing Studies) is delighted to publish a report on ‘Non-medical Management of Breathlessness’ . While the…
Free Online CPD Courses in Care and Compassion
My Home Life has helped to develop two free online courses for professional development around care and compassion. Care and…
Meal Makers in Edinburgh (and across Scotland)
In case you’re not familiar with us, Meal Makers uses an online platform to connect volunteers of any age who…
Homelessness and Inclusion Health Nurses Network
As part of the Homelessness and Inclusion Health Faculty, the QNIS has agreed to host a network for nurses working…
QMU International Practice Development School – December 2016
Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh is giving you the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to be a person-centred…
Call for Projects – Care Home Nursing
The RCN Foundation is looking for projects focusing on the ways in which nursing in patient care can be improved…
Midwifery History Study Group
A friend and supporter of QNIS is organising a midwifery history study group in October, and we would urge anyone…
Facilitation for developing effective relationship centred practice
University of the West of Scotland, Hamilton Campus 6th-7th October and 18th November 2016 This article should provide you with…
Facilitation for developing effective relationship centred practice
University of the West of Scotland, Hamilton Campus 6th-7th October and 18th November 2016 This article should provide you with…
Midwifery History Study Group
A friend and supporter of QNIS is organising a midwifery history study group in October, and we would urge anyone…
Notes from the Field: Mary Houldsworth – 19th September
Join the Edinburgh Friends of MSF for the first part of their Refugee Series to hear from the amazing Mary Houldsworth. She’s…
The future of primary care in Scotland: a view from the professions
QNIS is a signatory to a new report, released today. The future of primary care in Scotland: a view from…
Hot Topic in Diabetes – One Day Course
The management of type 2 diabetes in Primary Care has become increasingly complex. We are challenged by rapidly rising incidence…
Putting Caring Conversations into Practice
Putting Caring Conversations into Practice is a free online training resource designed for both medical and non-medical staff in general…
Clare Cable awarded Honorary Professorship
We are delighted to announce that our Chief Executive and Nurse Director, Clare Cable, has been awarded an Honorary Professorship…
NMAHP Research Awards 2016 – closing soon
Scottish based nursing, midwifery, allied health professional and non-clinical contract researchers involved in health services research have until 31st August…
Catalysts for Change 2 – Projects Funded
The six projects selected to be funded through Catalysts for Change 2 have been released. Each of these projects was…
Scottish Youth Parliament mental health report
The Scottish Youth Parliament recently published a report on young people’s awareness and experience of mental health information, support, and…
Mobile game helps dementia research
Over 1.8 million people have downloaded a mobile game which could lead to the development of early diagnostic tests for…
ICCHNR Symposium (Sept 15-16) – Early Bird Rate and Abstracts
The 2016 International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research (ICCHNR) International Symposium takes place on the 15th and 16th of…
Patron’s Lunch – 12th June
On the 12th June, as one of the charities for whom the Queen acts as Patron, we were lucky enough…
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowships 2017
Applications are invited for Travelling Fellowships in the Nursing and Allied Health Professions category to support those who want to…
Shelter Scotland eLearning Course on Fuel Poverty for Frontline Workers
At the last count,[1] 845,000 households were living in fuel poverty in Scotland – those defined as needing to spend…
New e-Publications on Preconception Health, Education and Care
Two recently published independent, national reports on Preconception Health, Education and Care will be of interest to Health Visitors across…
Two-Day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Course
FREE 2 day applied suicide intervention skills training course yes FREE!! But please only book a place if you intend…
New Project Videos
Over the last few months, QNIS has been busy filming interviews with project members from our Catalysts for Change and…
Catalysts for Change 2 Launched
Building on the success of the Catalysts for Change projects in 2015, QNIS is keen to fund another series of…
Labour Party Manifesto – Health and Care Priorities
Yesterday, the Scottish Labour Party released their manifesto for the 2016 Scottish Parliament Elections. Some of their key priorities for health…
History of Queen’s Nurses presented to American Medical Association
This weekend sees Scottish Queen’s Nursing get an international audience, with a presentation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America….
SNP Manifesto – Health and Care Priorities
Yesterday, the Scottish National Party (SNP) released their manifesto for the 2016 Scottish Parliament Elections. Some of their key priorities for health…
Liberal Democrat Manifesto – Health and Care Priorities
Today, the Scottish Liberal Democrats released their manifesto for the 2016 Scottish Parliament Elections. Some of their key priorities for health…
Scottish Conservative Party Manifesto – Health and Care Priorities
Today, the Scottish Conservative Party released their manifesto for the 2016 Scottish Parliament Elections. Some of their key priorities for health and…
Green Party Manifesto – Health and Care Priorities
Today, the Scottish Green Party released their manifesto for the 2016 Scottish Parliament Elections. Some of their key priorities for health…
UKIP Manifesto – Health and Care Priorities
UKIP has released their manifesto for the 2016 Scottish Parliament Elections. Some of their key priorities for health and care are…
Year of Listening 2016
Scotland’s ‘Year of Listening’ (YoL) will raise awareness throughout 2016 that listening, and being listened to, is good for your…
Joint report by The Pharmaceutical Society and The Royal College of Nursing
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and The Royal College of Nursing have jointly published a report on how nurses and pharmacists…
QNIS Manifesto for Scottish Parliament Elections 2016
As Scottish Politics moves into Purdah ahead of May’s Scottish Parliament Elections, this is the perfect time to publish the QNIS Manifesto. We have established…
Scottish Government funds Out of Hours with £10 million
The Scottish Government has recently announced that £10million will be made available to fund a National Delivery Plan in order to…
Final Fellowship Award
Today was a significant day in the history of QNIS. After 13 long years, and 37 successful candidates, the Fellowship…
QNIS Projects Complete!
Our last two funding programmes – Creating Connections and Catalysts for Change, drew to a close at the end of…
QNIS Conference 2016
Our Annual Conference took place yesterday at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. This day long event went well,…
Pregnancy and Parenthood in Young People Strategy
On Friday 4th March, the Scottish Government published their Pregnancy and Parenthood in Young People (PPYP) Strategy. The Pregnancy and…
Newsletter and Review of the Year 2015
We have recently published our newsletter for winter 2015/16, including a review of the year 2015. Our largest edition ever contains…
Volunteering Support Grant 2016-17
The Voluntary Action Fund (VAF) has announced a new round of funding to help third sector organisations create new or…
ICCHNR 2016 Symposium in Kent: Call for Abstracts
Changing populations, changing needs: Directions and models for community orientated primary care The 2016 International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing…
Scottish Government vision for health and social care
Health Secretary Shona Robison has set out the blueprint for health and social care in Scotland over the next 10…
Public Health Review Published
The Scottish Government has just published the Recommendations of the Public Health Review Group. Its recommendations include: • The development…
Endorsements for District Nursing Voluntary Standards
New Voluntary Standards for District Nursing Education and Practice were launched by the QNI and QNI Scotland in 2015. The…
QNIS 2016 Conference
The QNIS 2016 Conference, Connecting, Equipping, Championing, Community Nurses across Scotland, will take place on 17th March, at the Royal…
Recognising Muriel
On Wednesday 3rd Feb, we presented one of the most well deserved Long Service Awards we have seen in a…
Snowdrops Festival 30 Jan – 13 March
Celebrate the first signs of spring by visiting the gardens open for the 2016 Snowdrop Festival. This is a fantastic…
Nurse Development Scholarship
The Foundation of Nursing Studies is offering an amazing opportunity for a nurse to attend a practice development school. The…
The Building Blocks of Integrated Care
The International Foundation for Integrated Care, in association with Edgehill University, are hosting a series of free webinars on “The…
Getting it right for every child – new Statutory Guidance
The Scottish Government has published revised draft Statutory Guidance for GIRFEC. This new guidance follows a public consultation held earlier in…
QNIS Office Refurbishment
From the 30th November, for two weeks, the QNIS office is being refurbished. This long awaited refurb will provide a…
November Newsletter
Our November e-Newsletter has been published, and can be viewed by following this link. To receive the next e-Newsletter directly to…
QNIS Forward Plan 2016-2020
At our AGM on November 12th, we were delighted to announce our Forward Plan, which will direct our work until…
Advanced Dementia Practice Model
Alzheimer Scotland has launched its latest policy report, Advanced Dementia Practice Model: understanding and transforming advanced dementia and end of…
New Universal Health Visiting Pathway in Scotland
This week, the Scottish Government published a new ‘Universal Health Visiting Pathway’, which sets out the minimum core home visiting…
Protect our girls: a radio project to raise awareness of FGM and chronic pain
Over 100,000 women in the UK have been affected by female genital mutilation (FGM) with devastating long-term consequences, including persistent…
Long Service Awards at AGM on November 12th
One of our most valued activities is the awarding of Community Nursing Awards for Long Service. Any NMC registered nurse who…
Scotland’s Gardens Autumn Lecture
News Flash For Keen Gardeners and Garden Lovers Scotland’s Gardens Autumn Lecture Thursday 1st October 2015 Scotland’s Gardens and the…
Children and Young People Act 2014 – Scottish Government Consultations
The Scottish Government has recently launched TWO consultations onto different aspects of the Children and Young People’s (Scotland) Act 2014….
Award Winning COPE Scotland
A COPE Scotland project, partly funded by QNIS, has developed a piece of work which was named as a winner in…
My Home Life App
In the QNIS office, we have all recently downloaded the My Home Life app for our phones. While it has…
Creating Connections at ICCHNR
This August, one of QNIS’s Creating Connections projects will be presented to an international audience, as part of the 2015 ICCHNR…
Anticipatory Care Planning and Advanced Care Planning Survey
The Scottish Non-Malignant Palliative Care Forum have asked us to circulate this survey on Anticipatory Care Planning. We would be…
Summer Newsletter
We have published our latest newsletter. Click here to view for further information about: our recent funding programmes next year’s annual…
ICCHNR 2015 will be available online
The 6th Annual ICCHNR Conference from Seoul will now be available to stream online. All you need is an internet…
Report on UN Convention on Rights of the Child
On 1st July, Together, the Scottish Alliance for Children’s rights, submitted their report looking at the implementation of the UN…
Learning Disability and Practice Event
It is important that newly qualified nursing graduates are able to work with all client groups. In light of this,…
New Vacancy – Administrator
We are looking for an experienced administrator to join our small team on a full time basis. Working as a…
Dementia Awareness Week (1-7 June)
Dementia Week runs from 1 June to 7 June, and is a valiant effort to raise awareness of a condition…
QNI/QNIS DN Standards Consultation
As you may be aware, The Queen’s Nursing Institute and Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland have jointly funded a project to…
IND2015 – Why I love Community Nursing
To mark International Nurses Day (12th May), we have uploaded a short film of some conference delegates saying why they love…
NMAHP Award Nominations 2015
The Chief Nursing Officer of the Scottish Government has recently launched the nomination form for the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied…
Funding Opportunities
We currently have a number of funding opportunities. Education and Professional Development Grants This year, there are three different funding streams:…
Delivering Dignity Impact Report
At our Conference on 26th March, we were pleased to be able to launch ‘Telling the Story’, Impacts of the Delivering…
2015 Conference Presentations
We held our Annual Conference in Dunblane on Thursday 26th March. The conference was well attended and delegates showed energy and commitment…
Education and Professional Development Grants
We are delighted to announce the launch of this year’s Education and Professional Development Funding. This year, there are three…
Call for Proposals – Catalysts for Change
We are delighted to announce another call for proposals for our new programme “Catalysts for Change”. The purpose of this…
Call for Proposals – History of Queen’s Nurses in Scotland
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) is delighted to announce a call for proposals for funding a project during 2015-2016…
2015 Conference Registration Open
Registration for our annual conference on 26 March 2015 is now open. Our venue, Dunblane Hydro, promises to be a…
Literature review – community practice learning environments for pre-reg students
What are the issues raised by the literature around community practice learning environments for pre-registration nursing students? Systematic Literature Review…
Winter newsletter
You can download QNIS Winter 2014 newsletter in interactive PDF format here. Click the bottom right to turn the page.
Delivering Dignity – Drink up to Reduce Infection
Urinary tract infection is the most common type of infection in care homes for older people; this project tested an…
Delivering Dignity Report – Raising Awareness of Sensory Impairment
This project aims to raise the awareness of community nurses working in the Western Isles, of the information, support and…
Delivering Dignity – Living Well with Dementia
Dignity Therapy is a brief intervention that enhances the lives of people at the end of life; this feasibility study…
Delivering Dignity Report – Caring Conversations
This project observed interactions between staff, families and residents, and then developed guidance including images and words to illustrate excellent…
Delivering Dignity Report – Being Mindful of the Carers
This Project piloted a mindfulness based cognitive therapy programme to carers of people with dementia in Oban, and assessed the…
Caring for the Poor in 20th Century Britain
“Caring for the poor in twentieth-century Britain”, the report of the workshop hosted by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland and…
QNIS Debate report
On Thursday 13th November 130 people gathered at Queen Margaret University to participate in a debate entitled “Nurses: catalysts for…
RCN launch of Nursing at the Edge
Scotland is unequal. People’s health is inextricably linked to the circumstances in which they live, and inequalities in health are…
Professor Sir Lewis Ritchie OBE is appointed new Chair of Council
We are pleased to announce the news that our new Chair of Council will be Professor Sir Lewis Ritchie OBE….
Child Maltreatment and High Risk Families
Book launch Most child maltreatment occurs within the context of high risk families. There are ethical, economic and ecological reasons…
Debate – Nurses Catalysts of change for community health and well-being
Our debate on 13 November, 4.30 – 7.30pm at Queen Margaret’s University, is chaired by Pennie Taylor, BBC Scotland’s Health…
2015 Nursing Standard Nurse Awards
The Nursing Standard awards give nurses a national platform to: share how their innovations have improved patient care. gain recognition…
ICCHNR 2015 Seoul
Community Health Nursing Research “Knowledge Translation into Community Health Nursing: Health Promotion across the Lifespan” Dates: 19-21 August 2015 Venue:…
The Campaign to End Child Poverty publishes new figures
The Campaign to End Child Poverty has published new figures (October 2014) on the level of child poverty in each…
Summer Newsletter 2014
We have had a busy year so far….read our Summer Newsletter to catch up on what’s been happening at QNIS….
Summer Newsletter 2014
We have had a busy year so far….read our Summer Newsletter to catch up on what’s been happening at QNIS….
Retirement of Anne Jarvie, Chair of Council
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland has been privileged to have had Anne Jarvie serving as Chair of Council since 2010….
Letter from Ros Moore to celebrate International Nurses Day
Please read the letter from our Chief Nursing Officer to celebrate International Nurses Day. It sets out a new platform…
9th BASPCAN Congress – Call for abstracts now open!
9th BASPCAN CONGRESS 12th – 15th April 2015 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN UNTIL 30 JUNE 2014 Visit the…
One month in
I have been in post for a month now as the new Nurse Director and Chief Executive of QNIS and…
Conference 2014
If you missed our conference, or if you were there and you’d like to see the presentations in full, the…
Fond farewell to Julia Quickfall
Retiral of Dr Julia Quickfall QNIS Nurse Director 2003 – 2014 Over the past ten years, Julia has successfully directed…
Scholarship Opportunities
Dear Colleagues SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: GENERAL NURSING COUNCIL FOR SCOTLAND (EDUCATION) FUND 1983 AND MARGARET CALLUM RODGER MIDWIFERY AWARD NHS Education for…
NEW QNIS Nurse Director unveiled
Clare Cable has been appointed Nurse Director of the Queen Nursing Institute Scotland. She will take up the post on…
Launch of our NEW Fellowship Award Programme
The NEW Fellowship Award Programme was launched on the 11 October 2013 If you are interested in undertaking the Programme…
QNI 2020 Vision Revisited
In 2009 the Queen’s Nursing Institute launched its definitive report on the future of District Nursing: 2020 Vision (available via…
Delivering Dignity Programme Update!
QNIS became a Burdett Trust for Nursing Funding partner in late 2012 to provide a Delivering Dignity Grants Programme; the…
Support the RCN Health Visitors for Scotland Campaign
QNIS has a long history of training and providing professional support for health visitors and nurses working in the community….
Moving care to the community: an international perspective
Moving care out of hospitals and into the community has been a UK wide priority for over a decade; however…
Welcome to the new QNIS
We hope you like our new logo and website! Change is important to being up to date and keeping in…
QNIS / ICCHNR International Conference – Transforming Community Health
Transforming Community Health: The Nursing Impact In collaboration with: 13th and 14th March 2013 at Pollock Halls, Edinburgh For further…
QNIS invited to be a Burdett Trust for Nursing funding partner
We are thrilled to have been selected to receive funding from the Burdett Trust for Nursing.
Follow us on Twitter
As part of our modernisation agenda, QNIS now has a Twitter page! To keep up to date with developments and…
Edinburgh hosts the International Conferences on Community Health Nursing Research
Transforming Community Health: The Nursing Impact 13th and 14th March 2013 at Pollock Halls, Edinburgh For further details follow this link:…