Gill Donnan

Senior Training & Development Officer, Harm Reduction

Since qualifying as a nurse in 1995, Gill has worked across both Learning Disability and Substance Use sectors, for NHS and third sector services. Taking up post as an Addiction Nurse/Community Addiction Nurse in NHS Borders in 2009, Gill qualified as a Non Medical Prescriber in 2013. During a secondment opportunity to We Are With You Borders, she realised her passion for harm reduction and frontline IEP.

Her role at SDF involves developing training around harm reduction, AIR tool, and polysubstance risks to support frontline workforce to reduce harms and improve confidence.