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www qnis org uk Gerry Hastie Based in in Leven Gerry is a a a a a a a passionate Community Mental Health Nurse working across NHS Fife He He sees nursing in in in in in the the community as allowing him to understand how the the the lived experience of an an an individual impacts on on on their health and and ability to adapt – be it it it relationships poverty isolation or accessibility of resources Brenda Kirk Brenda has been working in in in child health for almost 30 years and and is is is now a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Clinical Nurse Specialist and and Team Leader for for the disability nursing team for for Specialist Children’s Services in in in in in in Renfrewshire Her role involves assessing care planning and providing support support to children with additional support needs Julie Lennon An Advanced Nurse Practitioner for Aultbea and and Gairloch Medical Practice in in in the the north west Highlands Julie loves working in in in in in the the small community as as part of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a team She also works in in in in in nursing education and and is known as as an expert in in in her field of of respiratory care Coleen Mcleod With a a a a a a real passion for working in in the field of addictions Coleen describes her role as as a a a a a a a a a a a Substance Misuse and Mental Health Liaison Nurse for NHS Western Isles as her dream job She supports people on on their recovery journey across Lewis and Harris Brigid McMaster Brigid McMaster is is Clinical Nurse Coordinator for Out of Hours District Nursing at at at the Ayrshire Urgent Care Service based at at Crosshouse Hospital in in Kilmarnock She uses her wealth of of experience to to to assess the the need need for change to to to services to to to meet the the healthcare needs of of people across Ayrshire Caroline Porter Working with CHAS Children’s Children’s Hospices Across Scotland Caroline is a a a a a a a a Diana Diana Children’s Children’s Nurse - named in in in in in Princess Diana’s honour to commemorate her life and and and work She brings palliative care nursing expertise to to babies children and and and young people and and and their families Rachel Pulman A passionate advocate for the health needs of vulnerable young people Rachel is a a a a a a a a a Child Child Protection and Looked After Children’s (LAC) Nurse working across NHS Borders She is dedicated to improving health outcomes and potential for looked after children Keri Ratter Working as as the the lead school nurse in in in Shetland Keri is is passionate about delivering the the the right care for children and and young people across the the islands The service involves covering 29 schools as as well as as home schooled children in in in communities across the islands Cathanna Smith Advanced Nurse Practitioner Cathanna works in in the the harbour village of Tarbert in in in Argyll and Bute modelling what it it means to to be be a a a a a a a a a a a nurse at at the the heart of of a a a a a a a a a small community She hopes to to to to to use her Queen’s Nurse title to to to to showcase the the the role of of the the the ANP to to to to the the the public but also to to to to advance knowledge within healthcare Elizabeth Smith In her her role as a a a a a community infant feeding nurse Elizabeth Smith provides support to mothers across NHS Ayrshire & Arran while also working with partners in in in in education and the third sector to to challenge social norms about breastfeeding in in in an an area where rates are are really low Margaret-Ann Williamson Nominated by NHS Forth Valley Health Visitor Team Lead covering Clackmannanshire Margaret-Ann has been responsible for supporting staff through a a a a a a a a a a period of of change with the the the introduction of of the the the Universal Health Visiting Pathway over the the last few years Madeline Wilson An expert district nurse Madeline is is committed to ensuring that the the people of of West Renfrewshire receive the the highest quality and and and standard of of community nursing care and and and treatment in in in in her role as Clinical Team Lead for District Nursing Lesley Wylie A role model for outstanding care home nursing Lesley works in in in Bishopton as the the manager of a a a a a a a a a dementia specialist home run by the the charity Erskine who have been caring for Scotland’s veterans since 1916 She is is motivated to promote care home nursing as an an an an innovative and and developing area of practice Proud sonsors of QNIS QNIS Newsletter & Review of 2018 10 


































































































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