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Report on District Nurse Education in the United Kingdom 2021 – 2022

The report summarises the results of an audit of District Nurse education for the academic year 2021/22. This report is an accurate and independent analysis of Specialist Practitioner District Nursing education across the UK.

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National Survey of District Nurse Team Leaders

The QNI is calling on District Nurses in the UK to participate in the first major national survey of the profession since 2019.

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QNI Annual Conference 2023 (recordings)

The UK's leading event for community nurses took place over four days of discussion, sharing expertise, and insights into community nursing today and in the future.

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District Nursing Out of Hours – Inspiring Future Nurses

'Going into my third year now, District Nursing has been the most insightful and inspirational placements I have had to date, and I feel I have learned things that I can carry forward in many areas of nursing, but could never have fully understood in any other environment.'

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Building upon services to provide the right care for people through virtual wards

Virtual wards combine the knowledge of multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals, with face-to-face visits in someone’s home, together with the use of digital technology.

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International Nurses’ Day 2022

The world celebrates nurses on International Nurses' Day and we thank them for their skill and compassion in supporting health and wellbeing everywhere.

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New Book Celebrates Achievements of Community Nursing 

The Queen’s Nurses represent diverse specialisms and taken together the book provides a glimpse into a world of professional expertise and person-centred care that is not often portrayed in the wider media.

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Annual District Nurse Education Report Published

The QNI has published the 8th annual Report on District Nurse Education in the UK for 2019-20.

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My journey into community nursing

I was born in Kenya and have lived in the UK for 10 years. Health services in Kenya are not free and people have to pay to access medical services.  I always think to myself, how lucky are we to have the NHS.

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District Nursing Today

The QNI has published a new independent report, 'District Nursing Today, the View of District Nurse Team Leaders in the UK'. It is the first general review of the district nursing profession to be released since the publication of ‘2020 Vision Five Years On’ by the QNI in 2014. 

Outstanding Models of District Nursing Report

The report explores the elements which need to be in place to support an Outstanding District Nursing service. It includes the views and experiences of a wide range of stakeholders including patients, carers, commissioners and GPs.

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District Nurse Education Report 2016-2017

Including five year review of trends in student numbers and universities offering the Specialist Practitioner Qualification.

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Men’s Health – Nurse led Projects in the Community

Information and guidance for community nurses who want to work more effectively with male patients.

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Nursing in the Digital Age

'Nursing in the Digital Age, Using Technology to Support Patients in the Home' seeks to determine how far new healthcare information technology has changed in the previous six years and how skills and attitudes within community services have adapted.

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District Nurse Education Report 2015 – 2016

This report is the fourth annual report the charity has published on District Nurse education.

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Chapter 10: Developing your career

Transition to District Nursing Toolkit

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Chapter 9: Policy context

Transition to District Nursing Toolkit

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Chapter 8: Carer support

Transition to District Nursing Toolkit

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Chapter 7: Vulnerable groups

Transition to District Nursing Toolkit

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Chapter 6: Team working

Transition to District Nursing Toolkit

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Chapter 5: Mid-point reflection

Transition to District Nursing Toolkit

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Chapter 4: Patient focus

Transition to District Nursing Toolkit

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Chapter 3: Working safely

Transition to District Nursing Toolkit

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Chapter 2: Making the transition

Transition to District Nursing Toolkit

  • Guidance
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Chapter 1: What is District Nursing?

Transition to District Nursing Toolkit

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Relationships in Dementia

A new diagnosis of dementia can put a huge strain on any relationship. This case study describes a therapeutic support group for couples, where one of them has a new diagnosis of dementia.

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Practice Development in Community Palliative Care

The key goal of palliative care is the achievement of best quality of life for patients and their families.

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Improving leg ulcer care

Venous leg ulcers affect many people, are slow to heal and frequently reoccur, taking time and resources to treat. This project aimed to improve care for these patients through a new care pathway.

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Rural Hearts

This project aimed to deliver a programme of cardiac rehabilitation to patients with heart disease living in rural areas, who cannot attend hospital-based programmes.

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Patient Visit Scheduling Tool

A project improved the experience of housebound patients through a new IT patient allocation system. The improved reliability of timed visits by District Nurses and has been widely adopted elsewhere.

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Venous Access Device

Central Venous Access Devices deliver chemotherapy for patients at home, reducing the need to attend hospital. This project developed such a service in the community for people living in Belfast.

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Water for Wellbeing project

There are serious adverse affects resulting from dehydration and many older people do not drink enough water. This project aimed to increase fluid intake by older people to benefit their health and wellbeing.

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Enteral to Oral

Enteral feeding or tube feeding is often necessary to ensure adequate nutrition in sick infants and children. Weaning a child off enteral feeding can be difficult and this project sought to address the challenges.

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Palliative Wellbeing in Powys

A community nurse programme to develop effective and holistic support for people who have received a terminal diagnosis, to help them and their families manage their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

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Managing Type 1 Diabetes

Children receive dedicated support for long term conditions such as diabetes from a multi-disciplinary team. There are risks associated with the transition to adult services, due to a whole range of factors.

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2020 Vision: Focusing on the Future of District Nursing

This report published in 2009 provided a snapshot of the District Nursing profession at that point in time. It has since been widely referenced in other publications and research. The QNI published an updated report in 2014 to show how conditions affecting the profession had changed in the previous five years.

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Smart New World

An overview of how new mobile technology is changing the face of community nursing, published by the QNI in 2012.

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Nursing People at Home Report

A major report based on a public survey, illustrating the key qualities of competence, confidence and caring that people value in nurses who are carrying out a home visit.

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2020 Vision: Five Years On

This major survey of over 1000 District Nurses was published in 2014. It provides an overview of the state of the profession, and the data is compared to the previous survey carried out by the QNI in 2009.

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Discharge Planning: Best Practice in Transitions of Care

This report, ‘Discharge Planning: Best Practice in Transitions of Care’ is based on qualitative research, focus groups and literature review. Discharge planning was identified as a major current issue for nurses and patients in the QNI’s 2014 survey of District Nurses, when 83% reported that communication with hospital staff was poor.

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District Nurse Education Report 2014-15

This is the third annual report into the number of District Nurses currently being educated compiled by the QNI. 41 Universities around the UK offered the Specialist Practitioner - District Nurse programme in the 2014-15 academic year. This report provides detailed analysis of student numbers and academic trends.

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District Nurse Education Report 2013-14

This review is the second of its kind and outlines the current context for District Nurse education in the UK in 2014. It presents trends and changes that have emerged since the first such review carried out by the QNI in 2013.

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District Nurse Education Report 2012-13

This report is the first annual report into the number of District Nursing Specialist Practitioner courses and the number of students enrolled. The report has since been repeated in subsequent years to establish what trends are emerging in these numbers.

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Homelessness and Hospital Discharge

In 2014 The Queen’s Nursing Institute surveyed over 180 nurses who work directly with people who are homeless to get their views of current hospital discharge arrangements. This document captures their feedback.

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Oral health patient guide

A simple two page colour poster to inform service users about oral health.

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