Welcome to our blogs page where we share stories relating to health inequalities, community projects, sustainability, leadership and community nursing.
Celebrating 70 years of nursing and midwifery in our NHS Scotland
A public exhibition and NHS Big Tea party took place at Edinburgh Napier University on Thursday 5th July 2018 to…
Postgraduate prizewinner shares enthusiasm for person-centred health visiting
Meghan Tuohy, a postgraduate student at Queen Margaret University (QMU), won the QNIS academic prize at a ceremony in May….
Images of the Past – The District Nurse: A Pictoral History
As we edge closer to our 130 year anniversary, we are revisiting our history. It is becoming increasingly obvious that…
Future Mental Health
The point of a conference is to make you think. To think about what you’ve heard, new ideas to implement,…
Reflections on the QNIS conference
What? I have now been qualified as a specialist practitioner district nurse for one year. It has been a steep…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 – Trustee Blog by Hilda Campbell
‘’This year for Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re focussing on stress. Research has shown that 16 million people experience a mental…
The journey to community nursing
Hear from the winner of the QNIS Postgraduate Community Nursing Prize, who picked up her award at the Queen Margaret University…
My Juno Anniversary – the Importance of Perinatal Mental Health Support
Tess Askew is a co-founder of Juno, a perinatal support group, discussing her personal story and the importance of good…
Buurtzorg – Neighbourhood Care
“It is an ethical imperative for neighbourhood nurses to make themselves irrelevant.” Jos de Blok In 2015 I met Jos…
QNIS Prizewinner’s blog – Emma Hay-Higgins
Emma Hay-Higgins won the Post Graduate Prize for Robert Gordon University, and here tells us her story. Receiving notification that…
