Queen's Nursing Award Goes to Dumfries and Galloway Recipients

That the Parliament congratulates Heather Innes, a specialist midwife from Dumfries and Galloway, and Jennifer Rendall, Senior Community Charge Midwife with NHS Dumfries and Galloway, on receiving the Queen’s Nurse Award for Community Midwifery Services; understands that the Queen’s Nursing Award, a prestigious nursing accolade, recognises the commitment of nurses and midwives to high standards of practice and patient-centred care, and demonstrates that the recipient nurse is trusted and valued by the people they serve, and respected and admired by their peers; further understands that both Heather and Jennifer, who received the award on employer nomination and subsequent interview panel, are enthusiastic and passionate about the care they provide, in particular, working with vulnerable families across a rural health board area; thanks Heather and Jennifer for their dedicated work, and wishes them, and all other Queen’s Nursing Award recipients, well for the future.