Friday, 20 November, was a special day. Every Tuesday for the past seven months, myself and another volunteer have been entering some of the information contained on QNIS nurse record cards onto spreadsheets, part of the digitisation process which should make searching the cards much easier. We’re now at the (far) end – the last…
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QNIS2016 – why should you attend?
“One of the most informative and uplifting conferences I have attended in a long time. I came away energised and having regained some of my enthusiasm to continue to try and influence positive change in community nursing.” Why should you come to our Conference? We know that your time is valuable, and a day out…
Shadowing on the Isle of Lewis
Clare Cable, Chief Exec and Nurse Director of the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland shadows Community Staff Nurse Karen Macleod on the Isle of Lewis.
Health visiting in Scotland – time for celebration at last!
Phil Wilson, Professor of Primary Care and Rural Health at the University of Aberdeen tells us why he thinks the new Universal Health Pathway for Health Visiting is a cause for celebration.
Community Nursing – Where My Heart Is
University of Dundee undergraduate prizewinner Kara Mackie tells us of her journey into community nursing. The first placement of my nursing career was a community placement and from the moment I arrived, I knew this was where my heart was and the path I would pursue. My mentor gave me the opportunity to work in various settings within the…
District Nurse on the Friday, Lecturer on the Monday
Helena Kelly, Lecturer of Community Health Nursing tells us about leaving District Nursing to become a lecturer. Leaving District Nursing after 20 years is one of the most difficult decisions I have ever made. I was at the pinnacle of my career, embracing every opportunity to provide the highest standard of care to people at…
New QNI/QNIS Voluntary Standards for District Nursing
With health policy shifting to a community based, integrated system, the role of the District Nurse is absolutely central to high quality, person centred care.
Person-Centred Care in Practice – Andrea Taylor, PG Prizewinner, University of Edinburgh
Andrea Taylor, Post Graduate Prizewinner at the University of Edinburgh tells us about putting person centred care into practice. As a Community Midwife within NHS Lothian, I was offered the opportunity to undertake a Person Centred Care in Practice (PCCiP) MSc module at Edinburgh University Summer School in 2014. This allowed me to explore women…
ICCHNR Conference in Seoul – Caroline Dickson
Caroline Dickson, Senior Lecturer in Community Nursing at Queen Margaret University, tells us about her recent trip to the ICCHNR Conference in Seoul to talk about CHOICE, a QNIS funded project looking at integrated working for end of life care. My first impressions of Seoul were East meets west, old meets new, tradition meets contemporary.…
Community Mental Health Nursing: Laura Gallagher – UG Prizewinner, Napier University
Undergraduate prize-winner Laura Gallagher from Napier University talks to us about community mental health nursing. I am a 2nd year mental health nursing student who has been lucky enough to have had some fantastic community placements. Community nursing struck a chord with me straight away. From first setting foot through the door of placement; I…
