Community (District) Nurses
The District Nursing service provides direct care in a patients’ home. District Nurses help manage a patient’s condition effectively at home, offering treatment, advice and support in a bid to avoid the need for unnecessary hospital admissions or A&E attendances.
They also work closely with other healthcare professionals such as GPs, social care and voluntary groups to provide patient care and support.
Who is it for?
The District Nursing service is for people who are unable to attend a healthcare premise to receive treatment (patients who are housebound). The service also supports patients when they are being discharged from hospital
to allow them to return home swiftly and safely.
What to expect
District Nurses provide:
Health and well-being support to help patients live independently and cope with a chronic illness or disease
Nursing assessments to assess eligibility for continuing health care funding
Information and support to families and signposting to further information if needed
Assessment, management and prevention of leg ulcers
Continence and management of incontinence information
Pain management and symptom control in palliative and terminal care and in chronic disease management
Support for other specialist nursing care where patients may have complex care needs e.g. tracheotomy
Education in self-medication
Contact Telephone: 01443 444069 (24 hours a day) - Use of this service is by
referral and all referrals are assessed to ensure that they are suitable.
The District Nursing service provides direct care in a patients’ home. District Nurses help manage a patient’s condition effectively at home, offering treatment, advice and support in a bid to avoid the need for unnecessary hospital admissions or A&E attendances.
They also work closely with other healthcare professionals such as GPs, social care and voluntary groups to provide patient care and support.
Who is it for?
The District Nursing service is for people who are unable to attend a healthcare premise to receive treatment (patients who are housebound). The service also supports patients when they are being discharged from hospital
to allow them to return home swiftly and safely.
What to expect
District Nurses provide:
Health and well-being support to help patients live independently and cope with a chronic illness or disease
Nursing assessments to assess eligibility for continuing health care funding
Information and support to families and signposting to further information if needed
Assessment, management and prevention of leg ulcers
Continence and management of incontinence information
Pain management and symptom control in palliative and terminal care and in chronic disease management
Support for other specialist nursing care where patients may have complex care needs e.g. tracheotomy
Education in self-medication
Contact Telephone: 01443 444069 (24 hours a day) - Use of this service is by
referral and all referrals are assessed to ensure that they are suitable.