Heather Duff Community Learning Disability Nurse NHS Lothian Heather left school and worked in a GP practice as a shorthand typist where she watched the work of an admirable district nurse. It planted the seed of an idea that nursing might be the future career for her. “I wanted to be a learning disability nurse.…
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Inger McGowan
Inger McGowan Community Justice Nurse The Willow Centre, NHS Lothian Community nursing was a journey to where my clients were, I don’t even think it was a choice. I’ve been in Scotland for seventeen years now, but I was born and raised in the Netherlands. As early as age eleven I knew I wanted to…
Karen Ritchie
Karen Ritchie Rapid Response Team, Senior Charge Nurse Lothian I always wanted to be a nurse; both my parents are mental health nurses and they inspired me. When I applied, I knew I wanted to work with older people. I did my General Nursing in Dundee initially and then specialised in Mental Health in Edinburgh.…
Kirsten Kernaghan
Kirsten Kernaghan Sexual Health Nurse Edinburgh I have been working in the area of sexual health with a focus on young people now for the past 16 years. My current role is as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner based at NHS Lothian’s Chalmers Sexual Health Service in the centre of Edinburgh. We work hard to ensure we provide services in…
Tracey Clusker
Tracey Clusker Tracey Clusker has worked within substance misuse teams for the last 12 years. In her current role as a Team Manager with NHS Lothian based in Dalkeith, she is focused on reducing health inequalities while delivering a high-quality service to the recovery community. My Journey I have always worked with people – as…
Julie Churchill
Julie Churchill Julie Churchill is at North Berwick Group Practice, visiting one of the community nursing teams that she works with. It’s the first time they have been together since it was announced that she is now their permanent Team Manager. For the previous year Julie had been acting team manager, and is therefore familiar…
Jess Davidson
Jess Davidson Jess in the news Jess awarded top honour The custody suite below St Leonard’s Police Station in Edinburgh can be an intimidating environment: windowless corridors are lined both sides with thick metal doors, well-worn whiteboards bearing the names of the people behind them. There is a busy charge bar, where people who have…
