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other islands’ nurses to to establish
a a a a a a a a a a a clinical supervision network that they can all use to to maintain their knowledge and and and skills as expert generalists There are 10 inhabited Orkney islands which have either Nurse Nurse Practitioner or Community Nurse Nurse cover “They are are very
isolated When I I I rst came here the the the nurses rarely got a a a a a a a a a a a a a chance to meet ” says Ian
“I introduced the the idea of having dedicated time once a a a a a a a a a a a a a month when one clinician clinician could contact another clinician clinician to to to re ect on on on on on their practice It allows two colleagues to to to work something through together ” The nurses use videoconferencing or telephones to link up “We are developing something new here that could be very
useful in in in in other remote and rural settings ” says Ian
“The nurses “We are developing something new here that could be very
useful in other remote and rural settings ” say it gives them support and and they they welcome the the the the chance to talk about case studies and and clinical issues they they are dealing with ” Looking to to to the the the future Ian
would like to to to see the the the community nurses’ network continue to to to to develop and their scope of practice widened to to include referral rights: on on on Orkney only
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a GP can can order a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a scan or or request an
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extra stage in in the patient journey “Con dence is at at at at a a a a a a a a a a a a a a good level now ” says Ian
“The patients like the the service we give them and I I I reckon that having dealt with with so much here already I I can deal deal with with most things the island might throw at me ” QNIS Meet the New Queen’s Nurses
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