KATY JENKS QN
@KATYJENKS1
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RNMH, BSc, MLA, DISL, Head of Specialist Services, Queens Nurse 2024
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined December 2011
“The excitement on their face when they saw it was just absolutely immense. It was one of those lightbulb moments for me”. David and Katy discuss how one lady’s life was turned around in our latest podcast. Catch up now https://t.co/sJWnHfOGcw
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Rosie Jenks s4 @EastwoodHighERC crowned world champion in Florida @barrheadnews @ActiveSchoolsER @eas
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If you missed our important discussion about the future of social care, with @DrDMacaskill in conversation with @chrisdeerin, watch it back here: https://t.co/CYpaGfL07v
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New blog How the Queen’s Nurse Development Programme changes lives every day Mags Morrow, part of the 2024 cohort of Queen’s Nurses, reflects on how the programme transformed her both professionally and personally. Click here to read: https://t.co/HAaWVWGMAH
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Join me tonight at 7pm in lighting this week’s #candleforcare with a focus on all who are waiting for a #care package in their own home or #carehome. Local authorities are delaying packages because they have no money. We are in a #carecrisis in #Scotland. Time to #careaboutcare
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Delighted to share I have been appointed as a clinical advisor for QNIS and looking forward to the journey 😀 @QNI_Scotland @HC_One
Latest news New clinical advisors for QNIS We are delighted to announce that Katy Jenks and Kim Barron have been appointed to the role of Queen’s Nurse Clinical Advisors to QNIS Council. Click here to read more: https://t.co/TftAyJHjZj
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Celebrating care: a reflection for International Women’s Day. #care #stereotype #gender #women #InternationalWomensDay #IWD25
scottishcare.org
Today is International Women’s Day and the theme for this annual day in 2025 is “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” It’s a theme which calls for action to unlock equal rights,...
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My #podcast this week focuses on the issue of #gender and how it impacts on #socialcare. We need to stop seeing #care and support as ‘women’s work’ and recognise it as the work of all humanity. #InternationalWomensDay
https://t.co/GMUKodK0lq
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In this podcast to celebrate the International Women's Day Dr Donald Macaskill argues that care needs to be seen as the responsibility of all and not a gendered role; that care is central to effect...
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"I worry about the future" - a stark warning from @scottishcare's latest survey as care homes face declining placements. Without immediate support, we risk a #SocialCareCrisis. Read our full media statement here:
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A very nice surprise in the post this morning being recognised by the House of Commons for receiving the queens nurse title @QNI_Scotland @HC_One
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We had a really exciting video shoot at Darnley Court care home in Glasgow last week, capturing the amazing work in the home’s Specialist Dementia Care Community. Excited to launch our new video in the coming weeks 👏🎬 #dementiacare #video #filming #socialcare #carehome
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The @HealthInvestor Awards 2025 announced HC-One is a finalist for Residential Elderly Care Provider of the Year – Large Group! The award, sponsored by @knightfrank, celebrates excellence and achievement in care for older people. Such an honour to be shortlisted 🏆 #HIAwards25
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Grab a cuppa and have a read of the mazing work and initiatives happening in social care ☕️🍪
The 6th edition of the Scottish Social Care Nurses Network Journal is now available! Dive into the latest insights and developments in social care nursing. @janeeedouglas Read it here:
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An amazing group of nurses I got the privilege to share my QNIS journey with who will now always be part of my nursing family 🫶
Proud to be a 2024 Queen’s Nurse along with this amazing group @QNI_Scotland @LouHealey9 @Irenesc80247899 @juleschurchy @KindConfidence @KATYJENKS1 amongst others xxx
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Thank you to Jessica and her team at Nothview Lodge for their hospitality and passion the last few days while I visited as part of the reviews of the mental health specialist service. You really do have something special 👏
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Had our Rosie with us for the Scottish Head office opening @HC_One while she’s on work experience and learning more about jobs in social care and exciting career opportunities and learning from professor Graham Stokes EastwoodHighERC
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Darnley SDCC finalists in the 2025 healthcare design awards well done to everyone involved but a big well done to Prof Graham Stokes who is the brains behind the SDCC concept @HC_One @lynseyw1982 🎉👏 https://t.co/6EnfDcLC5c
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