Jess Davidson awarded an MBE in New Year Honours List
Jess Davidson, a nursing lecturer at QMU, has been awarded an MBE for services to forensic nursing and victim support in Scotland.
Jess, who established ²Ï²Ñ±«â€™sÌýPgCertÌýAdvanced Forensic Nursing (Person-CentredÌýPractice), has worked tirelesslyÌýwith Police Scotland, theÌýNHS and The Scottish Government to improve healthcare services forÌýpeople suffering from sexual assault/abuse and for patients in police custody.Ìý
As a trailblazer and one of the most experienced and respectedÌýsenior clinical forensic charge nursesÌýin Scotland,ÌýJessÌýworked alongside Police Scotland and NHS Scotland to coordinate a regional nurse-led service whichÌýgreatly improvedÌýintervention and support for people whoÌýrequiredÌýmedical and/or forensic attention.ÌýShe continues toÌýwork with ÄÛÒ¶²Ý and across agenciesÌýto create aÌýgroup ofÌýhighly skilledÌýforensicÌýnurse practitioners whoÌýare working to improveÌýperson-centredÌýcare for people who have experienced sexual assault and trauma, and those who are in police custody who are marginalised and disenfranchised with unmet healthcare needs.Ìý
Jess’sÌýdetermination,ÌýdriveÌýandÌýselfless effortsÌýtoÌýchange and improve care epitomises ÄÛÒ¶²Ý’sÌývaluesÌýof making a difference.
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For more media information contact Lynne Russell, Communications Manager, ÄÛÒ¶²Ý, Edinburgh, E:Ìýlrussell@qmu.ac.ukÌý (copy to E:Ìýpressoffice@qmu.ac.uk) M: 07711 011239.Ìý
