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Alex McMahon

Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland, Edinburgh

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Taking care of nurses is a boost for patients and the wider economy

As I look ahead to International Nurses Day this year, I do so with retirement in mind. Indeed, I will have retired by the 12 May, so it is a bitter sweet moment for me. My career has been long and...

As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS, many challenges remain

Happy International Nurses Day to all my colleagues across Scotland, the UK and, indeed, across the world. We are one community, regardless of which part of the world or in which specialty we work....

Working together to promote and celebrate the diversity of nursing

I would like to wish a happy International Nurses Day to nurses all over the world and, in particular, to those in Scotland..

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