[The Guardian] ‘There’s something special about making a difference’: community nurses step up – a photo essay

‘There’s something special about making a difference’: community nurses step up – a photo essay

Photographer Anna Gordon spent time with four Queen’s Nurses across the UK and documented the life-changing role they play in society

Community Nursing can trace its roots back to Florence Nightingale and philanthropist William Rathbone. In Liverpool in 1859, William’s wife was ill and he wanted her to be nursed at home. After she died he asked the nurse who had cared for her, Mary Robinson, to provide the same care for others among the city’s poor. Florence Nightingale saw the impact of this and wanted more people to be able to access this care. It was rolled out into the 18 nursing districts of Liverpool, which is where the term “district nursing” originated.

The Queen’s Nursing Institute is the oldest nursing charity in the world. It was founded in 1887 with a grant from Queen Victoria and has about 2,500 registered nurses who have spent more than five years working in the community. I spent time with four of its nurses, photographing their work around the country.

Angelina Blair, a Queen’s Nurse and sister at Rowcroft Hospice at Home, on a visit with Kathleen Cartwright in Paignton, Devon, April 2024

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