Our District nurses are able to visit you at home if you are housebound.

They are able to provide care which includes: - support for patients and their carers during periods of illness, wound care including post-operative care, assessment on continence and catheterisation. They also offer ‘flu / pneumonia’ injections to all housebound patients.

The aims of the District nursing team are:

· To teach you and /or your carer how best to manage your care and to promote your independence.

· To regularly evaluates your care needs and the frequency of your nursing visits.

· To involve you and your carers in all decisions.

· To obtain informed consent from you for all procedures performed – as per trust policy.

· To reduce the number of unnecessary hospital admissions by providing the primary health care team with an alternative that enables people to stay in their own homes.

· To support safe discharge of patients from the hospital who require acute intervention that can be provided safely and effectively within their own home or other community environment.

The District nursing team can be contacted on 01443 878325 (Answer phone available to take messages).