The Queen’s Nursing Institute has announced a new project funding opportunity for nurses working in the community and primary care.

The new funding stream is specifically for projects that help improve men’s health.

The deadline for completed applications has now passed and the chosen projects will be announced in February 2017.

The programme is generously funded by The Burdett Trust for Nursing.

Anne Pearson, the QNI’s Director of Programmes commented, ‘The Men’s Health Forum states that on average, more than one in five men are still dying between the ages 16 and 65, and more than two in five before the age of 75 – with death rates amongst men in the poorest areas of the country being even worse. Key areas of concern are heart disease, obesity, cancer, suicide, diabetes and poor lifestyle choices (Men’s Health manifesto 2014).

‘This is an opportunity for all nurses working across specialities including School Nurses, District Nurses, General Practice Nurses, Health Visitors and many others to consider developing a new initiative to support male clients.’

The new funding programme is part of the QNI’s Fund for Innovation and Leadership programme, supported by the Burdett Trust for Nursing. Since 1990 the QNI has helped hundreds of nurses turn innovative ideas into reality, benefiting thousands of patients and improving nursing practice in diverse fields of healthcare.