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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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This year, why not enjoy a day out at a National Gardens Scheme garden - you'll be helping fund the QNI too!
Providing vital funding for projects that help improve patient care.
Visit our nursing heritage website, a celebration of District Nursing around the world since 1859.
Social Enterprise
The use of 'social enterprises' as a business model in healthcare has been much talked about in recent years. On this page are some resources that you may find useful if you are thinking of creating your own social enterprise or other business.
- Anglia Ruskin University - Creating Social Enterprises
- Social Enterprise Discussion Paper by Mo Girach, Special Adviser to the NHS Alliance
- Social Enterprise and the NHS by Mo Girach (2008).
- Social Enterprise Spinouts from the English health service (Miller and Millar)
The Social Enterprise Coalition
School for Social Entrepreneurs
In 2010, Social Enterprise London published a new guide called 'Transitions' to help public sector workers who are interested in setting up a social enterprise. For more information click here.
To see what help is available from the Department of Health, go to:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Socialenterprise/index.htm
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