Elizabeth Smith In her role as a community infant feeding nurse, Elizabeth Smith provides support to mothers across NHS Ayrshire & Arran while also promoting cultural changes within the community to encourage breastfeeding. My Journey I knew I wanted to be a nurse from quite a young age. I went to the University of Glasgow…
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Brigid McMaster
Brigid McMaster Brigid McMaster is Clinical Nurse Coordinator for Out of Hours District Nursing at the Ayrshire Urgent Care Service based at Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock and uses her wealth of experience to assess the need for change to services to meet the healthcare needs of people across Ayrshire. My Journey I came into nursing…
Joanne Anderson
Joanne Anderson Until recently, Joanne Anderson was the General Practice Nurse at Beith Medical Centre in North Ayrshire. After 21 years in practice nursing, Joanne has just been appointed NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Senior Nurse for Primary Care. My Journey I remember a conversation with my guidance teacher at school around career choices and wanting…
Barbara McFadzean
Barbara McFadzean Barbara in the news Barb shares her experience in Webinar It is 8.30am on a Monday morning, and the members of the district nursing team based at Crosshouse Area Centre in Ayrshire are starting their day. Student nurse Katy Chan is on the telephone, picking up messages left overnight. Among them is a…