2021

Jenny Rendall  Senior Charge Midwife for a Community Team  NHS Dumfries & Galloway   Jenny initially studied general nursing but after a placement with an inspiring midwife her mind was made up. “Working in a busy, acute admissions ward wasn’t for me. I was seeing up to twenty people admitted each day but only getting…

Heather Innes  Specialist Midwife for Vulnerable Women and Families   NHS Dumfries & Galloway   Heather began her career as a midwife in Peterborough. “I really honed my core skills during my first post as a community midwife. I was able to work with some extraordinary women who had faced significant adversity and I immediately found…

Lucia Condron  Senior Practice Nurse  Methilhaven Surgery   Lucia was an experienced surgical nurse before moving into general practice nursing which fitted better with the needs of her family. “I’ve always wanted to be a nurse, but my priorities shifted when I had my kids. As a surgical nurse I had been doing long shifts at…

Eilidh Wilson  Cancer Support Specialist   Maggie’s Highlands   Eilidh has been part of the Maggie’s Highlands team since October 2019, previously working as a breast care nurse at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and before that in end-of-life care at the Highland Hospice. “I referred many people to the Maggie’s service, encouraging them to go for…

Andrea Wyllie  Chief Executive  Greenock Medical Aid Society (GMAS)   Andrea has worked in the community since her student days in Wales, first in a community home for people with brain injuries and then going on to qualify as a community mental health nurse, but she has always been drawn to older people’s nursing. “I…

Yvonne Manson  Care and Dementia Services Director  Abbotsford Care, Glenrothes   Yvonne has always been passionate about health equity. Starting her career as a nightshift Care Assistant when her children were young, she always knew that her end goal was to train as a community nurse. “I became a mother at a young age and…

Carol Cartwright  Community ADHD Nurse  NHS Ayrshire & Arran   Carol’s role has changed and developed many times over since she first started in 2000, specialising over the first ten years to become the first ADHD specialist nurse in her service. “I just can’t imagine not being a nurse, it was all I ever wanted…

Suzanne Turner  MoD Civilian Nurse  Defence Primary Healthcare Services, Fort George   Suzanne had a longstanding personal and professional connection to the military before she got into nursing. “My husband has been a serving soldier for 33 years and we met whilst I was working as a civil servant for the military. I took redundancy…