Isabell receives Churchill Fellowship award

Congratulations to Isabell Mac Innes, Health Protection and Screening Nurse Specialist with the Public Health Division, who travelled to Westminster in London to receive an award from The Churchill Fellowship.

Isabell received a fellowship in 2018, which was jointly funding by the Churchill Fellowship and the Burdett Trust for Nursing, and she travelled to USA, Canada and France to meet with a range of experts working in many different aspects of Tick and Tick-borne disease.

Isabell’s fellowship report can be viewed via either of the following links:

• https://isabellmacinnes.wordpress.com/author/isabellmacinnes/
• www.churchillfellowship.org/ideas-experts/ideas-library/reducing-the-harms-of-lyme-disease-in-scotlands-western-isles

The Churchill Fellowship was founded in 1965 as the living legacy of Sir Winston Churchill, since its inception around 5800 Churchill Fellows have been appointed to travel around the world and research current challenges.

NHS Western Isles Public Health Division comprises other Churchill Fellows – Dr Maggie Watts, who investigated Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Martin Malcolm, who is researching social isolation.

The Churchill Fellowship is open for 2022 applications until 22 November at 5pm. For further information visit https://www.churchillfellowship.org/become-a-fellow/how-to-apply