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abeyance. The QNI re-instated the title of Queen's Nurse in 2007 after a gap of 40 years with the approval of the charity's patron, the Queen. The modern Queen's Nurse title is not a qualification, but it is awarded following a rigorous anonymous assessment process, requiring applicants to submit details of their professional career, essays in reflective practice, and references from patients, managers and colleagues. It is available to all nurses who have worked in community settings for over five years and is not restricted to district nurses. In 2021, there are around 1700 Queen's Nurses in
England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland has also reintroduced the title of Queen's Nurse in a different form, using its own assessment criteria.
279:'s care at home, rising to 1 in 2 people over the age of 85. District nurses visit more than 2.6 million people a year (c. 2011) but by that time the number of trained district nurses had fallen to fewer than 10,000 in England and has continued to decline ever since (QNI, 2022). The number of health care assistants - trained to do specific tasks but not educated or registered as nurses - had more than doubled. It was against this background that The Queen's Nursing Institute launched the 'Right Nurse, Right Skills' campaign.
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people need to remain at home as long as possibleâ. The report outlined recommendations for the practice, education, training and management of community nursing in the future. An updated report was published in 2014 and this has been the inspiration for subsequent reports on district nursing and other community specialisms, including general practice nursing, new technology in community nursing, and inclusion healthcare.
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publications and other support. The network has continued to grow and develop since its launch, and seeks to share knowledge and share practice for professionals who work with a wide range of people who may typically experience barriers to accessing health services, for example Gypsy, Roma and
Traveller communities.
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Since 199,0 The Queen's
Nursing Institute has supported hundreds of nurse-led projects through its Fund for Innovation. Dissemination of project results also helps nurses in other areas to learn from and implement new ideas. The projectsâled by community nurses, midwives or health visitorsâset up new
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employed a nurse named Mary
Robinson to care for his wife at home during her final illness. After his wife's death, Rathbone decided to employ Robinson to nurse people in their own homes who could not afford medical care. The success of this early experiment encouraged him to campaign for more nurses
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The QNI develops voluntary standards of education and practice for community nursing specialisms. This area of work is expanding in 2022 following the review by the
Nursing and Midwifery Council of specialist practice. Information about new SPQ standards undertaken by the QNI will be made available
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In it, the QNI shared a vision of a future when âmany more people are treated at home, technology is exploited to the full to help deliver care and maintain independence, and the relationship between the individual, their family or carers and the nurse is key to building the trust and confidence
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The charity makes a number of awards to individual community nurses each year and these are traditionally presented at the Awards
Ceremony. The criteria for each award are available on the charity's website; some are open to individual applications while others require nomination by colleagues.
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The title âQueenâs Nurseâ was first given to district nurses who had trained with the Queen's
Nursing Institute and undertaken its written examination. The institute continued to award this qualification until 1968, when nurse education was taken into higher education and the title fell into
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and issues such as services for homeless people and reducing health inequalities. To do so, The QNI contributes to stakeholder meetings, responds to national consultations, takes up issues raised by local projects where it appears they may have wider significance, and provides examples and
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February 2011 The Queen's Nursing Institute rebranded the organisation. As part of this process it re-emphasized its mission to focus on protecting and improving the standards of nursing care at home. The old logo, in use for more than 120 years, is still used in certain circumstances.
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until 2010, to offer support to all community nurses, health visitors, midwives and other health professionals working with individuals and families without a secure home. This initiative established a national network of homeless health professionals, offering training events, specialist
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This prize is presented to an outstanding student at each university offering the
District Nursing Specialist Practitioner Qualification programme. The prize is named in memory of a young man who died while raising funds for the charity, on an expedition to cross the Greenland ice sheet.
330:, the QNI launched TalkToUs, a confidential listening service for community nurses to be able to speak to someone about work or personal challenges. The QNI also has a programme called Keep in Touch, that puts working and retired Queen's Nurses together for regular phone contact.
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Norah Farrant (1880-1972), Assistant County Superintendent, and County Superintendent, Sussex 1912-1915, and Variously Inspector of: Eastern, Lancashire, Northern and London Areas, 1918â1928. Inspector of County Nursing Associations,
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In November 2019, the charity launched the International Community Nursing Observatory (ICNO) to further its research and data gathering objectives, particularly around evidence for the community nursing workforce in the UK.
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services or improved ways of working. Grants of up to ÂŁ5000 are available, in addition to a full year of professional development and support. All project leaders benefit from a professional development programme.
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agreed to be a patron in 1901, and a Queen has been patron of the charity ever since. From 1928 the institute was known as The Queen's Institute of District Nursing until it assumed its present name in 1973.
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published a new report, Outstanding Models of District Nursing, that highlighted the fall in the number of full time equivalent qualified district nurses which is shown in national workforce statistics.
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Founded in 1994, this award is presented to nurses who have given exceptional service to patients through nursing practice in any aspect of community or primary health care.
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