District Nurse

The District Nurse Team provide holistic nursing care to housebound patients preventing unnecessary hospital admission and allowing patients to be cared for in their own home or chosen environment. 

Referrals are accepted from healthcare professionals including General Practitioner’s, Secondary care, patients, family members, carers, care home support staff and social workers.

Triage will be completed at the point of contact to identify the needs of the patient with initial assessment planned if required. Patients are then individually assessed so that a tailored visiting plan can be developed to meet their specific individual needs.

The care they can provide includes –

• Delivering highly skilled care at End of Life and Palliative support allowing people to remain at home and die in their preferred place of care.
• Controlled drug administration and symptom management
• Assessment and management of complex and non-complex wounds.
• Bladder Care and Catheterisation
• Bowel Care and Continence assessment
• Insulin administration and diabetic management
• Self-management support for patient, family and carers promoting independence and wellbeing.
• Holistic assessment, care planning, monitoring and review of all patients on the caseload appropriate to need.