We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalised ads or content, and analyse our traffic. By clicking "Accept", you consent to our use of cookies. Cookie Policy

Accept Decline
About QNIS
Our purpose Our history Our impact Our team How we're funded QNIS Council
What we do
Leadership development Queen's Nurse title Relational care Queen’s Nurses pre-1969 Long Service Awards Influencing Previous projects
Community careers
Support us
Donate Fundraise Corporate giving Gifts in Wills Remembering a loved one
News

Search

New Patron for QNIS

21 May 2024

We are proud to announce that Her Majesty The Queen has agreed to become the new Patron of QNIS.

 A person with shoulder-length pale blonde hair stands indoors in soft natural light. They are wearing a floral-patterned outfit with red, blue, and cream tones, a pearl necklace, and matching pearl earrings. Their expression is neutral, and the background features a softly lit window.

Buckingham Palace confirmed the news to mark the first anniversary of the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen. It follows a thorough analysis of over 1000 Patronages of The late Queen, The former Prince of Wales and The former Duchess of Cornwall.

It continues a long line of support for our organisation from the Royal Family since Queen Victoria provided a generous gift of £70,000 for the education of nurses to tend the sick poor in the own houses in 1887. The late Queen was Patron of QNIS until her death in 2022.

We are very proud that Her Majesty The Queen has chosen to be our patron. We are hugely grateful to the Royal Family for their ongoing support.

QNIS Chief Executive and Nurse Director, Professor Clare Cable

It is an honour to have Her Majesty The Queen as our new Royal Patron. With Her Majesty’s patronage, we look forward to continuing our work in developing and supporting community nurses and midwives across Scotland in leading improvements in care and addressing health inequalities.

Chair of QNIS Council, Erica Reid

You might also like…
A group of people standing together indoors in front of a presentation screen and a banner for the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland. Several individuals hold certificates featuring a large letter ‘Q’. The group is arranged in two rows, smiling and posing for a photo. The setting appears to be a formal or professional event.

QNIS celebrates Long Service awards

10 December 2025
A group of people dressed in formal dark outfits with blue tartan sashes pose together indoors. They are arranged in two rows, standing and seated, in front of a wooden panelled wall and stone column.

Congratulations to the 2025 Queen's Nurse cohort

1 December 2025
Two people stand smiling in front of a display for the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland. One person on the left wears a dark outfit with a light-blue lanyard, and the person on the right wears a dark blazer and glasses. Behind them is a blue banner with the organisation’s name and the text “Making a difference in communities across Scotland.” A stand with an information sign and additional display tables are visible in the background.

QNIS spotlights community nursing and midwifery in the Scottish Parliament

14 November 2025

Back to All News