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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Why not enjoy a short visit or a long day out at a National Gardens Scheme garden and show your support for one of the QNI's major funders.
Supporting the Fund for Innovation and Leadership.
Visit our District Nursing 150 website, a celebration of the vibrant one hundred and fifty year history of District Nursing in the UK.
Awards
The Institute currently offers two Awards.
- The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Award for Outstanding Service
Founded in 1994, this award is presented to nurses who have given exceptional service to patients through nursing practice in any aspect of primary health care. - The QNI Long Service Award
This award is given to district nurses who have worked for 21 years or more in the community.
The Professor Kieran Sweeney Award, for a nursing team who wish to improve care for patients in the final stages of life, was made in May 2011.
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How could my money help?
Training
£10 could provide five nurses with a resource pack on working with homeless families
Equipment
£50 could pay for the essential equipment for sick babies being tube fed at home
Support
£100 could provide a year's rent of a care alarm to help keep a retired community nurse safe in her home
Campaigning for nurses
