The service provides scheduled/planned care to house bound patients who have complex nursing needs.
The primary purpose of community nursing is to provide holistic health needs assessment for patients, families and carers.
Community nurses provide skilled clinical judgement to enable patients to improve, maintain or manage their health problems, in order to achieve the best possible quality of life. The service also supports and manages end of life pathways.
Address
Bedfordshire Bedfordshire LU6 3JA United Kingdom
Opening hours
7 days a week, 365 days a year
8am-10pm – Community Nursing Service Core Teams
10pm-8am - Rapid Intervention Team
Holistic assessment of need, resulting in devising of relevant care plans, including nursing care interventions
The below list is not exhaustive.
Care Management Needs
Continuing Health Care
Continence
Disease Specific Risk Assessments
Manual Handling Assessments
Nutrition Assessment
Palliative Care
Pain Assessments
Personal Hygiene
Phlebotomy
Risk Assessments
Teaching
Wound Care including Leg Ulcers
Intervention
Bowel and bladder management
Catheter care
Diabetic care
Eye Care
Intravenous therapy
Medication Management
Nurse prescribing
Palliative care / terminal care / bereavement care
Phlebotomy, venepuncture
Pressure area care
Health Promotion
Advise on diet and fluid intake
Immunisation and vaccinations
Smoking cessation
The service is divided into five localities across Bedfordshire. Teams are located within a number of different bases across the county.
Referrals can be accepted from the following:
Acute hospital / hospice
GPs
Allied health professionals
Community matrons
Health promotion
Specialist nurses
Social services / social workers
Voluntary services
Self referrals from patients and carers