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The Queen's Nursing Institute is the charity dedicated to improving nursing care in the community.  

The QNI has three strategic aims:

  • developing our community of Queen's Nurses - nurses committed to high standards of care 
  • supporting and funding local projects led by Queen's Nurses and others, which improve patients' care
  • working behind the scenes to influence policy and lobbying to maintain and improve the quality of community nursing

We want excellent nursing care in the home, provided by nurses who have specific skills and knowledge to work there. The QNI is the only charity with an exclusive focus on the whole range of patient care in the community and our unique expertise includes...read more here.

New QNI Briefing

'Liberating the NHS' - a guide for community nurses

This new QNI Briefing aims to give community nurses an overview of what is planned and how it will affect them and their patients.

To read it, please click here.

Vacancies

The QNI currently has one vacancy:

- Professional Officer (full-time)

For more information, please click here.
 

'Nursing Vulnerable People' Conference

The QNI is holding a conference in Manchester on 10 November.

It will focus on nursing vulnerable groups, including those without a secure home, people with substance misuse issues and managing long term conditions in this context. Any community nurse working in these or related areas should attend.

For more information and booking please contact Barbara Walsh - barbara.walsh@qni.org.uk  or call 020 7549 1400.

QNI News Summer 2010

is now available!

To read it, please click here. 

News in brief

Did you know... for every £1 we raise, 83p is spent directly on improving nursing care for the benefit of patients. Read more...
The QNI helps nurses to improve the care of vulnerable people. One recent project in a nursing home reduced the incidence of pressure sores by 77% through giving special training to less qualified carers. These interventions have a huge impact on the quality of life of patients, and reduce the burden on health services. Read more...

Find out about becoming a Queen's Nurse.

To see profiles of some current Queen's Nurses, click here.

To register your interest click here. The next submission date for applications is 5 November 2010.
Grants of up to £5000 and a year's professional development are now available from the Fund for Innovation and Leadership. Read more...
Our online shop has a range of unique gifts. Click here to visit it.

Click below to visit our award-winning website of district nursing heritage...
150th anniversary of district nursing