Inspiring the next generation of nurses to work in primary care.

In collaboration with the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) Scotland, the QNI are working to update the standards for general practice nursing (GPN) education and practice (http://bit.ly/1tvBCKb).

There are only a few universities accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for the general practice nurse specialist practitioner qualification (GPN SPQ). However, in recent years, there has  been a range of newer educational

developments aimed at providing the knowledge and skills needed for nurses moving into general practice — hence the need to update the ‘standards’ to ensure consistency across the four UK countries and the universities that offer this course.