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The General Practice Nurse Education Network.

The GPNEN is dedicated to excellence in General Practice Nursing and Education. This network is part of a number of initiatives arising from the General Practice Nursing Ten Point Plan and is funded by the National Garden Scheme.

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How do I become a General Practice Nurse?

This section provides information on becoming a General Practice Nurse and associated links.

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Clinical Resources

Quick access to an A-Z of clinical resources and web links.

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General Practice Nurse Educational Resources

Education resources and relevant publications including General Practice Nurse standards.

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Innovation

Nurse-led Innovation Projects

Since 1990 The QNI has funded around 350 innovative projects across the whole range of community nursing specialisms in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Sharing the results of these projects helps us to drive improvements in knowledge and practice. Often, these funded projects become part of mainstream services.

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News / Events / Blog

Digital Badge Scheme negatively viewed by Advanced Practitioners

Violet Trevelyan-Clark | News | No Comments
The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) has published an Impact Assessment of the introduction of the Digital Badge scheme in England. The Impact Assessment is based on a survey undertaken by the QNI’s International Community Nursing Observatory (ICNO) led by Professor…
Nurse taking a patient's ear temperature in a GP

General Practice Nurse Network Webinar

Zainab Bhamji | Events | No Comments
The Queen's Nursing Institute invites all General Practice Nurses to the launch event of its newest network, the General Practice Nurses Network. The QNI are very grateful to The National Garden Scheme, who have generously funded this network. This webinar…

How do you eat an elephant? My transition from Trainee Nursing Associate to General Practice Nurse

Alicia Langdown | Blog | No Comments
My career progression has been defined by moments that have made me realise I need to progress from my current position to the next stage in my development. I started in primary care fifteen years ago as a receptionist, and…
Child is being vaccinated

Tackling measles: nursing’s role in supporting vaccination (webinar)

Hanna Mountford | Events | No Comments
This informative and interactive webinar by RCNi, taking place on 11th June at 12-2 pm, will give you the facts about measles and its potential impact on children’s health, as well the safety and efficacy of the MMR vaccine. It…