A Lanarkshire woman is among a group of 21 extraordinary community nurses to have been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse.Hannah McIlveen, a senior nurse therapist at NHS Lanarkshire, and health partnerships manager at Scottish Ballet, was selected earlier this year to take part in a nine-month development programme run by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS).After completing the programme successfully, Hannah, from Longriggend, was awarded the Queen’s Nurse at a ceremony staged at the Grassmarket Community Project in Edinburgh.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Queen’s Nursing in Scotland dates back to the late 19th century, when nurses completed specific training which allowed them to work as district nurses to provide nursing care for the "sick poor" of Scotland’s communities.QNIS organised the training of District Nurses in Scotland until the late 1960s.Nurses who qualified from the Institute were known as Queen’s Nurses.They provided healthcare and health promotion to people in their own homes and became well respected figures within their community.Following the introduction of a national certificate for district nursing, QNIS ceased training, awarding the original QN District Nursing title for the final time in 1969.The Queen’s Nurse title was reintroduced to Scotland in
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