Jane Douglas Chief Executive Queen’s House (Kelso) I have been at Queen’s House in Kelso in the Scottish Borders for around three years and was appointed Chief Executive in April this year (2019). Queen’s House (Kelso) Ltd. is a registered charity and over the last two years we have grown to now have three homes…
Generalist Nursing
Alison Bunce
Alison Bunce Senior Palliative Care Nurse Inverclyde Compassionate Inverclyde is a social movement which inspires ordinary people to do things for ordinary people by tapping into our desire to be kind, helpful and neighbourly. When it launched three years ago, there weren’t any volunteers and today there are more than 130 people involved. Inverclyde is situated on the banks of…
Gabriela Maxwell
Gabriela Maxwell Advanced Nurse Practitioner Falkirk The Graeme Medical Centre in Falkirk serves around 5,300 patients including those with very complex needs and multiple chronic conditions as well as a mixed ethnic population with varying language skills. There are four GPs and two ANPs as well as a team of practice nurses, district nurses and health visitors. Teamwork is essential to…
Jen Grant
Jen Grant School Nurse Fife The Fife School Nursing Service works with children and young people aged 5-19 years old and their families, to assess and identify health needs. Our service has three bases across Fife. The base I work within covers Glenrothes to the Tay Road Bridge and all the towns and villages in-between. A full round trip of all the schools…
Learning Disability
Currently, there are no Queen’s Nurses operating in the area of Learning Disability Nursing. However, below are a number of profiles of Learning Disability Nurses in order to offer examples of different roles under Learning Disability. These were collected by the Scottish Learning Disability Nurses Network, to whom we are grateful. “Approximately one and a…
Treatment Room Nurse
We are in the process of developing a profile of a Treatment Room Nurse to provide a more detailed explanation of the role. Please check back again in the future.
Community Mental Health Nurse
Community Mental Health Nurse provide specialist support to those with mental health issues in a range of community settings. There are specialist teams with particular expertise, for example, supporting children and young people or those with addictions.
Community Midwife
Community Midwives provide midwifery support to women (and newborns up to 10 days old) at home and in community clinics.
Learning Disability Nurse
Learning Disability Nurses provide support to those with learning disabilities. From working in schools to residential and community centres or in the home, LD nurses support the health needs of people with learning disabilities, their families and carers
School Nurse
School Nurses work within a school setting, often across a number of schools, providing support and advice, with an emphasis on public health and wellbeing.