QNI Chair of Council, Professor John Unsworth Awarded OBE

I am absolutely delighted to see Professor John Unsworth recognised for his outstanding work in supporting community nursing and nurse education. The QNI is fortunate to have Professor Unsworth as our Chair of Trustees, where he provides excellent leadership in the governance and strategic direction of the charity.

For almost a decade he has also chaired all the QNI education and practice advisory groups, overseeing the development of standards to support a range of post-registration community nursing education programmes. His exceptional commitment to the highest standards of nursing care in the community is evident and his work at the QNI is both is entirely voluntary and delivered alongside a very senior role in Higher Education, which makes it even more extraordinary.

As a trustee and as Chairman of Council, John Unsworth has joined the group of outstanding leaders with which the Queen's Nursing Institute has been blessed in recent years. He richly deserves the award of an OBE.

This honour is so well deserved and recognises all the excellent work John has done with the QNI. His huge contribution and leadership have been significant factors in propelling the Institute to its high profile position, supporting all community nurses in the valuable work they do.

I am absolutely delighted to be recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Throughout my career I have worked as part of some amazing teams and the team at the Queen’s Nursing Institute does amazing work for the profession day in day out. I am proud to be part of that team alongside staff and trustees.