6 2 , ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁Training ▁School ▁and ▁Home ▁for ▁N urs es ▁was ▁established , ▁from ▁which ▁basis ▁a ▁district ▁n urs ing ▁system ▁was ▁implemented ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁and ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁His ▁invol vement ▁with ▁this ▁scheme ▁also ▁made ▁him ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁work house ▁hosp it als , ▁and ▁he ▁did ▁much ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁reform ▁of ▁n urs ing ▁in ▁work h ouses . ▁ ▁R ath bone ▁was ▁also ▁instrument al ▁in ▁establish ing ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁J ub ile e ▁Institute ▁for ▁N urs es ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁N urs ing ▁Institute . ▁The ▁Institute ▁was ▁founded ▁using ▁money ▁don ated ▁by ▁the ▁women ▁of ▁England ▁for ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e . ▁Its ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁organ ise ▁the ▁training ▁and ▁supply ▁of ▁district ▁n urs es ▁throughout ▁the ▁British ▁Is les , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁regional ▁bodies . ▁District ▁n urs es ▁trained ▁under ▁its ▁aus p ices ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁Queen ' s ▁Nur se . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁R ath bone ▁family ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁char ity ▁continu ously ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁R ath bone ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Liverpool ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁and ▁sat ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 0