The Queen's Nursing Institute
The Queen's Nursing Institute works with the public, nurses and decision-makers to make sure that good quality nursing is available at home for everyone when they need it.
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Right Nurse, Right Skills
This is our flagship campaign for high quality nursing in the home.
On 21 November 2011, we launched our major campaign report, 'Nursing People at Home'. To read more click here.
What is the campaign all about?
1 in 4 people over the age of 75 need a district nurse's care at home, rising to 1 in 2 people over 85. In total they visit more than 2.6 million people a year. The need for skilled home nursing is rising as the population ages, more people live with long term conditions, and people are discharged earlier from hospital.
Yet the number of trained district nurses has been falling for more than a decade, to fewer than 10,000 in England. At the same time, the number of health care assistants - trained to do specific tasks but who are not qualified nurses - has more than doubled.
Nursing at home is not a luxury or an optional extra; it must be at the very core of healthcare. Without a universal home nursing service, hospital discharge is more difficult, other services become overburdened and, most importantly, patients suffer.We need investment in home nursing to make sure patients are able to stay at home, safe, supported, secure and comfortable, and avoid unnecessary and stressful hospital admissions.
Baroness Sally Greengross, Chief Executive of The International Longevity Centre says:
“The need for skilled home nursing is rising fast as the population ages and people are discharged home earlier from hospital. The care they are given must be given by the right nurse with the right skills, which is why I am delighted to support the QNI in its vital campaign. I would encourage everyone who cares about the quality of nursing that they and their loved ones will receive at home when they need it, to support this campaign.”
We are not campaigning 'against' healthcare assistants. We are campaigning for a properly skilled and trained home nursing workforce, so that patients receive the care that they need.
Click here to sign our petition.
Please forward this link to others who you think would like to support this vital campaign: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/right-nurse-right-skills/
Thank you.
