Kate’s Home Nursing has an outstanding team of registered nurses. All are carefully selected for their aptitude and skill in providing end of life care. They are held in the highest regard by the families we help, and constantly receive outstanding feedback. The team provides invaluable support for the families and their loved ones during a very difficult time.
We are so proud of all of our nurses and they are very loved by the people touched by their service.
The nursing team is managed by Fiona Eggerton.
Our Queen’s Nurses
We are very lucky to have three ‘Queens Nurses’ in our team of carer’s. The QNI (Queens Nurses Institute) a charity originally founded to organise the training of District Nurses and this was its core function until the 1960s, in a model that was copied across the world. It was instrumental in developing a comprehensive, highly-skilled service to meet the healthcare needs of millions of people every year.
The charity traces its origins to 1887 with the grant of £70,000 by Queen Victoria from the Women’s Jubilee Fund. A Royal Charter in 1889 named it ‘Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Institute for Nurses’ and gave it the objectives of providing the ‘training, support, maintenance and supply’ of nurses for the sick poor, as well as establishing training homes and establishing branches.Today, to be awarded the title of a Queens Nurse, is a highly acclaimed award for achievement in the nursing field with an impressive criteria of achievements to even be considered for the title.
A Queen’s Nurse is someone who is committed to high standards of practice and patient-centred care. They are trusted and valued by their patients and respected and admired by their peers. They are enthusiastic and passionate about the care they provide.
A Queen’s Nurse
- Demonstrates integrity, honesty and compassion whilst delivering the highest quality care. to the benefit of individuals, their families and carers, and their peers.
- Communicates in a manner which engenders the trust of individuals.
- Offers holistic, personalised care which acknowledges, and is tailored to, the needs of the client.
- Acts as an inspiring role model to peers and professional colleagues.
- Is committed to learning and the development of community nursing.
The title gives special recognition of their commitment to their profession.
Kate’s is proud to employ three Queen’s Nurses, Rosemary Clarke, Fiona Eggerton, Lizzie Cross. Nick Puffett, who was a Nurse Manager for Kate’s Home Nursing, is a Queen Nurse, and a Trustee for Kate’s Home nursing.
