London

We’re not only based in London, but actively supporting community nursing throughout this vibrant and dynamic world city.  The most recent London-based project to attract QNI support is helping patients with heart problems get more out of life.  See below for further details.

In the last twelve months we’ve given financial assistance to a total of six nurses in the city.  Click here for further information on our financial assistance programme.

Current QNI supported projects in London

Developing Practice Award 2007

Judith Walker, Cardiovascular Health & Rehabilitation Lead Nurse,  Fiona Lough, Physiotherapist, Stephan Von-Schilliing, Physical Activity Officer, Jeanne Eplett, Cardiac Nurse Specialist were awarded £2397 to develop their Community exercise programme for patients with implantable cardioveter defibrillator ( ICD) project.

This purpose of this project is to design a specific individualised exercise programme that will help patients with an ICD (internal cardioverter-defibrillators) to engage in activity that minimises the risk and maximises the health benefits of routine exercise. The programme will be delivered by a multidisciplinary team   

Patients with ICDs often avoid physical exercise for fear of precipitating a life-threatening arrhythmia or receiving an ICD shock. We propose to enable patients to gain an understanding of their heart rate response to exercise. This will give them the skills to undertake exercise safely without risk of precipitating an arrhythmia or shock, and gain confidence in matching their exercise performance to their heart rate response.

Patients will have the choice of attending a formal exercise class with other ICD patients or alternatively a home-based programme that will be designed according to the outcome of their functional and physical activity assessment.

Other projects recently supported by the Institute in London

Developing Practice Award 2006

Lorraine Grover, London-based Clinical Nurse Specialist, was awarded £2000 to develop her Development of an information package for men with erectile dysfunction project

Many men find talking about erectile dysfunction (ED) embarrassing and would rather avoid the subject than discuss it with their partners or healthcare professionals. This project enabled patients to increase their understanding of ED by developing an accessible information package suitable for a range of patients and their partners to be used in the outpatients department. A flip chart file was created containing comprehensive information, such as the causes of ED, the impact it can have on relationships and a variety of treatment options which the healthcare professional used during all clinical sessions.