The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has announced its 2026-2030 Strategic Plan, which will guide the charity over the next five years and strengthen its role as the leading global voice for community nursing excellence, support and information.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has welcomed the University of Westminster as the regulator’s 100th Approved Education Institution (AEI).

Diabetes Professional Care (DPC) has relaunched as Cardiovascular Renal Metabolic (CVRM) Professional Care, marking a national rebrand that brings key healthcare specialisms together to drive more integrated care and “improve patient outcomes.”

Spirit Health is giving Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs) and primary care teams the opportunity to reduce workload pressures and improve glucose management outcomes through a free, hands-on CareSens Air Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) experience, supported by structured nurse-led onboarding.

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has launched a new faculty: the Community Children’s Nurse Faculty, led by Queen’s Nurse and Community Children’s Matron, Rebecca Daniels.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has relaunched a key strategic forum to strengthen its support for diaspora nursing and midwifery professionals – those who have joined the UK workforce from around the world.

The Director of the RCN Foundation has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in His Majesty the King’s 2026 New Year Honours in recognition for her outstanding contribution to nursing and midwifery. 

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has congratulated the nursing and midwifery professionals and leaders who have been recognised for their outstanding contributions in the New Year Honours List 2026.

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) held its annual awards ceremonies on last year at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London.

The QNIS presented more than 100 Long Service awards in 2025 across a number of events that have taken place across Scotland.

Following approval from its notified body, CamDiab Ltd announces its latest innovation that will allow users to manage their type 1 diabetes without needing to count carbohydrates or give pre-meal insulin.

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has published a new online resource entitled ‘A Guide for Nurses New to Adult Social Care Nursing’.

Following a donation of £25,000, the RCN Foundation LV= Quality Improvement Project Grants Programme has funded eight projects across the UK.  

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has launched two new faculties: the Faculty of Community Mental Health Nursing and the Faculty of Community Learning Disability Nursing.

The QNIS awards event took place on Friday, November 28, in Edinburgh.

The NELFT Barking and Dagenham Community Learning Disabilities Team, working in partnership with the GP Federation, has been highly commended by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in the Collaborative Project of the Year Award.

Mary Lewis, who is Chief Nurse at Sirona Health and Care, has joined the Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) to support the charity’s organisational membership scheme and other partnership and engagement opportunities.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has appointed strategic financial leader, Christopher Kinsella, as Interim Executive Director of Resources and Technology Services.

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) is delighted to announce the publication of a fully revised and updated guide for nurses interested in working in the field of Inclusion Health.

Digital technologies, anti-racism and staff wellbeing are among the areas professionals want the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to strengthen in the Code – as the regulator invests in an ongoing review.