As Dr Crystal Oldman CBE stepped down as Chief Executive of the Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) on 30 June 2025, the staff team extended its deepest gratitude for her outstanding leadership, vision and unwavering dedication to community nursing.

Healthcare professionals working in community and primary care settings are invited to attend a one-day workshop exploring Relational Care in the context of suicidal thinking and suicidal crisis.

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) is delighted to share that clinical academic community nurse Dr Ben Bowers has been appointed to the role of Assistant Professor of Primary Care within the Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge.

The RCN and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) have signed a partnership agreement to boost nurse education and continuing professional development.

The first two nurses to be awarded the Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Scholarship by the QICN have been announced.

Her Majesty The Queen hosted a reception at the Palace of Holyrood house for the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland.

A senior mental health nurse has won the award for empowering patients in managing their mental health and transforming access to emotional support.

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has announced that it will be the home of a new Faculty of General Practice Nursing.

The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has appointed Julia Corkey as its substantive Executive Director of Communications and Engagement.

The William Rathbone X Annual Lecture and Award Ceremony were held in central London earlier this year.

A leading blood glucose testing company has launched a range of products with Well Pharmacy.

The Spirit Health Foundation is urging supporters to dig deep and donate to its 2025 Ben Nevis fundraising challenge, ‘Reach the Peak’, taking place from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 September 2025.

Spirit Health has announced the launch of a new digitally connected support service for people living with diabetes who are switching to the CareSens Air continuous glucose monitor (CGM).

The NMC has appointed Emma Westcott as its Executive Director of Strategy and Insight, following an open external process.

Spirit Health Foundation is calling on individuals and teams to take part in its Ben Nevis Fundraising Challenge 2025, ‘Reach the Peak’, from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 September 2025.

The recent Scotland and Northern Ireland (SNI) Quarterly Nurse Forum was a special occasion not only for professional development but also for recognising decades of dedicated service.

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) is proud to announce that Professor John Unsworth OBE, Chair of Council, has been awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

The Chair of the RCN Foundation, Professor Jane Cummings, has been made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in His Majesty the King’s 2025 Birthday Honours. 

A simple device has helped transform the life of 63-year-old Maureen, a stroke survivor who was left dependent on district nurses for daily insulin injections.

The Queen’s Institute for Community Nursing (QICN) has announced that its new centre for professional development will be named after Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, the celebrated nursing leader who is a Vice-President and Fellow of the charity.