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Motion · S6M-07346 · 21 Dec 2022

Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland Award Winners

Lodged by Gillian Mackay (Scottish Green Party) Standard Motion 27 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the 20 community nurses and midwives, who havebeen awarded the prestigious title of Queens’s Nurse at the Queen’s NursingInstitute Scotland Awards ceremony on 2 December 2022; further congratulatesLaura McCann and Colette Fotheringham of NHS Forth Valley, Robert Campbell ofNHS Lanarkshire and Elizabeth Briody from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde fromwithin the Central Scotland region; understands that Queen’s Nursing in Scotlanddates back to the late 19th century, when nurses completed specific training,which allowed them to work as district nurses, where they provided healthcareand health promotion to people in their own homes and became well respectedfigures within their community; further understands that, after a hiatusfollowing the introduction of the national certificate for district nursing in1969, it was reintroduced in 2017 where 20 nurses are chosen to take part in atransformational development programme, which would represent the range ofcontemporary community nursing and midwifery roles in place today; notes thatnurses are selected for their clinical expertise and compassionate care;further notes that they then complete a nine-month programme, where they choosean issue for development, which, they believe, will have a significant impacton those they care for, and wishes the winning Queen’s Nurses all the best intheir future endeavours.

Supporters (27)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.