Chloe Richardson Learning Disability Community Charge Nurse NHS Forth Valley What difference has the programme made to how you practice? I feel very lucky and privileged to be a part of the Queen’s Nurse journey. The programme has not only made me a confident practitioner, it has allowed me to also enable others to also…
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James Sweeney
James Sweeney School Nurse Team Leader NHS Lanarkshire In what way has the Queen’s Nurse programme made a difference to how you practice? The Queens Nursing Programme has had a massive impact on me personally and professionally. It has been a journey of discovery of confidence and what type of person and leader I aspire to be. …
Claire Pearse
Claire Pearse Midwife NHS Tayside What difference do you hope to have on the health and wellbeing of those you care for? I have an opportunity as a midwife, to make a difference with every family that I meet. I look after women from many different backgrounds and feel very passionate that the inequality of care provision is…
Jena Davies
Jena Davies Lead Nurse Mental Health and Learning Disability NHS Dumfries and Galloway What inspired you to work in the community? I qualified in 2003 where my nursing journey began working in Secure Mental Health Services. I absolutely loved my job however often those I worked with had missed opportunities for earlier intervention that may…
Fraser Chalmers
Fraser Chalmers Specialist Practitioner District Nurse NHS Lothian What inspired you to work in the community? I always knew I was destined to work in the community as a District Nurse. My Mum is a District Nurse and always inspired me with her commitment and passion for community nursing as I was growing up and…
Rosie Crighton
Rosie Crighton Operational Lead Nurse NHS Grampian In what way has the Queen’s Nurse programme made a difference to how you practice? The Queen’s Nurse Programme has given me the confidence to be bold and brave, and to meet challenges in a more constructive way. I have been able to work directly with patients in custody and…
Dana Crawford
Dana Crawford Health Visiting Team Manager NHS Lothian In what way has the Queen’s Nurse programme made a difference to how you practice? Prior to commencing the Queen’s nurse development programme I found myself struggling to speak up and to have my voice heard. I was doubting my years of experience and knowledge and felt that the…
Rhona McLeman
Rhona McLeman Health Visitor NHS Borders In what way has the Queen’s Nurse programme made a difference to how you practice? I came to the programme in the foothills of my leadership journey; lacking the confidence to step up and not seeing the potential others saw in me. Having been challenged, nourished, encouraged and enabled I now…
Jonathan Davies
Jonathan Davies Associate Lead Nurse for Mental Health NHS Highland What difference do you hope to have on the health and wellbeing of those you care for? Mental recovery is only real and meaningful when it is solid and sustained at home, within one’s own community. Mental health hospitals are often foremost in most people’s minds when…
Tania Ferguson
Tania Ferguson Health Visitor and Team Lead NHS Borders What skills and expertise are needed to be a Health Visitor and Team lead? It is important first and foremost to see things from the heart and not the eyes. It is vital to be kind and compassionate with children, their families and team members alike.…