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Crystal Oldman: England risks losing its place as leading role model in nurse education

Countries across the world are striving to increase the number of graduate nurses, so England’s decision to introduce the nursing associate role caused bewilderment among many at the ICN meeting in Barcelona.

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Crystal Oldman: it is the sense of belonging that brings Queen’s Nurses together

The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) will celebrate its 130th anniversary on 20 June. Chief executive Crystal Oldman reflects on the heritage of the QNI and the evolution of community nursing.

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Crystal Oldman: We forget the extraordinary work of district nurses at our peril

Shadowing a Queen's Nurse at work reminded QNI chief executive Crystal Oldman of the outstanding and seamless care delivered by district nurses every day.

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Crystal Oldman: Helping community nurses get back on their feet

As the QNI celebrates its 130th anniversary, chief executive Crystal Oldman explains how the organisation is supporting community nurses and helping combat social isolation among retired Queen’s Nurses.

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Crystal Oldman: International collaboration will help us improve community services in the UK

Learning from colleagues around the world enables us to share innovative ideas and research to support best practice, says QNI chief executive Crystal Oldman.

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Nurse leader: funding for specialist qualification for district nurses needed

NHS chief executive Simon Stevens’ vision for nurse-led integrated services in the community...

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The QNI is committed to quality and education

Crystal Oldman explains why nurses are not ‘widgets’ that can be moved from hospital to community willy nilly.

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Crystal Oldman: ‘We can help make your fabulous ideas a reality’

The Queen’s Nursing Institute has a proud record of supporting nurse innovators in practice...

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Queen's Nursing Institute backs call for district nurse qualification

QNI chief executive underlines why district nurses are one of the NHS's greatest assets.

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Voices - Funding of student places is a topic on everyone’s mind, says Crystal Oldman

Nurses from across the country gathered in London for the Queen’s Nurses' annual meeting.

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Voices - Invest now if district nurse numbers are to add up, says Crystal Oldman

Just five new district nurses were trained for the whole population of London in 2013. This startling fact was the catalyst for the annual audit of district nursing programmes now undertaken by the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) across the UK.

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Voices - We need to help students find a path into primary care, says Crystal Oldman

In response to the Five Year Forward View, which outlines future models of care, many GP services in England will become federated, giving nurses the opportunity to work in teams across a group of practices.

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Crystal Oldman - The bigger picture

The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) has for many years championed the unique contribution of general practice nurses (GPNs) to the health of people and communities. More than 3,400 GPNs completed a QNI GPN survey last year.

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Voices - Nurse-led general practice is an exciting model of care, says Crystal Oldman

I recently visited Cuckoo Lane Surgery in Hanwell, London – the only nurse-led general practice in England.

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Regular contributors to Nursing Standard suggest some novels you might enjoy over the holiday period

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Voices - You too can be part of the QNI’s expanding family, says Crystal Oldman

This time last month, 300 nurses working in a variety of community and primary care roles gathered in London for the Queen’s Nursing Institute’s annual healthcare at home conference.

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Voices - School nursing can seem like a steep learning curve, says Crystal Oldman

There is no doubt the school nursing service is becoming an increasingly important and recognised route to improving the health of children and young people in the UK.

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Voices - Discharge challenge can be met by pooling skills, says Crystal Oldman

The first principle of nursing care I learned as a student several decades ago was that planning for a patient’s discharge starts on the day of admission to hospital.

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