2021

Jodie Gunn  Gender Based Violence Nurse  NHS Tayside  Formerly – Community Nurse Team Leader in the Health Visiting Service    Jodie was inspired to become a nurse by the district nurses who visited her family home as a teenager. “When I was younger my mum was seriously ill with a chronic lung condition, and she…

Lauren Flett  Integrated Midwife  NHS Orkney    Lauren started her nursing and midwifery journey in 2006 leaving her home in Orkney to embark on an adult nursing degree at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen before moving to complete midwifery training at Edinburgh Napier University. “I always wanted to be a midwife and I also knew…

Leanne Grant  Specialist Practitioner District Nurse  NHS Lothian After finishing school, Leanne originally started her career as an administrative assistant. “I love lists and organisation, so juggling many things has always been both a skill and a passion. It seemed only natural that I would be drawn to clerical roles but working as a receptionist…

Siobhann Blair   Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Nurse Consultant   NHS Lothian   For Siobhann nursing is something of a family affair and she has been intensely passionate about promoting her profession from the very beginning. “When I say I come from a family of nurses I really mean it. My mum, grandparents, and aunt are all nurses!…

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Lynda Mutter  Service Manager for Older People and Primary Care   NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde   Lynda describes herself as an optimistic and compassionate person, always anticipating people’s needs ahead of time. She has always had a firm belief in nurturing and caring, but nursing was not the first role she had in mind for…

Fiona Houlihan  Community Children’s Nurse  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde   Fiona has never strayed from her desire to be a nurse from being a small child lining her teddies up on the stairs in her play treatment room. She has been on a 30-year journey through various roles in children’s nursing – both hospital-based…

Susanne Gray  Community Palliative Care Nurse Specialist   NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Susanne’s journey to community nursing started when she was working on a hospital ward, and she began to question why a group of patients were constantly being admitted in the last year of their lives. “I realised there were around six women who…

Fran Nice  Health Visitor  NHS Grampian Fran has always felt privilege to be a health visitor and work with families in their own homes. “We get to know the whole family and are uniquely placed to support and empower them to maximise their health and wellbeing. The first 1001 days of a child’s life are…

Danielle McLeod   District Nursing Team Lead   NHS Grampian    Danielle always wanted to be a District Nurse, something she has known from a young age. “My great uncle used to have weekly visits for a leg ulcer and as I child I would get very excited to see the nurse at work. In my teens…