In March 2025, The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) announced its new name, The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN). The change of name highlights the organisation’s commitment to promoting and supporting community nursing across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The new name was granted by supplemental Royal Charter and is actually the fourth name of the charity since it was founded in 1887, in the reign of Queen Victoria. Nursing pioneer, Florence Nightingale, was instrumental in the creation of the charity, along with the philanthropist, William Rathbone, who had pioneered district nursing in Liverpool.