'Community nurses are well placed to reach out to vulnerable groups'
Award-winning specialist practitioner district nurse for NHS Borders Lynn Weir discusses how a conference marked a turning point in her career development, and the importance of tackling inequality within healthcare
It was a real honour to win the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland postgraduate award in community nursing recently.
It has inspired me to focus on the many positive aspects in the field.
I feel passionately that we must work together with all sectors in the community for the benefit of patients and other healthcare professionals.
Having undertaken a degree in sociology, I have always had an interest in exploring the values and beliefs of different cultures. This has stimulated a desire to work with people in the community.
Empowering independence
After graduating, I chose to work as a home carer on a dementia project. The experience instilled
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