A HEALTH visitor from Dunfermline is set to earn the prestigious Queen's Nurse title.
Gemma Macdonald, who is based at the Rosewell Clinic in Lochore, is one of 20 community-based nurses to be selected by the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) to take part in the special professional development programme.
On completion of the course, participants will be the first nurses to receive the title in Scotland for nearly 50 years.
The modern Queen’s Nurses, drawn from health boards and other independent organisations across Scotland, will enable teams to promote health improvement and deliver quality care.
QNIS chief executive and nurse director Clare Cable said nurses taking part had demonstrated their impact as experienced practitioners and clinical leaders.
“Now they want to further enhance their professional skills by really making a difference for Scotland’s communities as Queen’s Nurses," she said.
“With health policy rapidly shifting the balance of care towards care at home, it is an opportune time to highlight the important contribution of community nurses. The return of Queen’s Nurse title is a very welcome mark of professional excellence.”
QNIS was established by Queen Victoria in 1889 in honour of her Golden Jubilee. Historically, the Queen’s Nurse title was awarded to nurses who completed training that equipped them to work in the community.
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