QICN Launches New Faculty of Adult Social Care Nursing

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing is proud to announce the launch of its new Faculty of Adult Social Care Nursing, a landmark initiative designed to strengthen the voice, status, and professional development of nurses working across adult social care settings.

The new Faculty was announced by Steph Lawrence MBE, in her first day as Chief Executive of the charity. Ms Lawrence was visiting Jubilee House in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, with Deborah Sturdy CBE, Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care Nursing at the DHSC.

Masline Chitura, Quality Director at Berkley Care Group, co-ordinated the joint DHSC and QICN visit to Jubilee House.

The Faculty aims to provide strategic leadership, advocacy, and specialist education to support nurses in delivering high-quality, person-centred care across care homes, domiciliary services, and wider community-based provision. It is the first dedicated faculty of its kind in the UK, underscoring the vital role of adult social care nursing in an evolving health and care landscape.

The Faculty will work closely with key partners across health and social care, and will serve as a hub for professional support, workforce planning, and the sharing of best practice.

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Berkley Care Group is an Organisational Member of the QICN.

The Faculty’s web pages are under development and can be found at: https://qicn.org.uk/faculty-of-adult-social-care-nursing/ . The new Faculty builds on the work of the QICN’s Care Home Nurses Network, and Infection Prevention and Control Network.

The Adult Social Care Faculty is the second to be announced by the QICN. It is anticipated that nine faculties for fields of advanced nursing practice will be created in coming months.