NORTH THORESBY PRACTICE

NURSE PRACTIONER

Patients have access to the services of a team of professional district nurses that provides care and support to patients and their families.

Your nursing team are members of the primary healthcare team and provide nursing care in the home for those patients who are not able to attend one of the surgeries.

The role of the Nurse Practioner involves:

Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care.

Prescribing certain pharmaceutical items.

Monitoring standards of care.

Liaising with other care agencies
(e.g. voluntary bodies, social services, palliative care, chiropody) and local hospitals.

Keeping up to date with modern nursing practice and policies.

Training for new nursing staff.

Contact:

If you need help or advice from your District Nursing team, they can be contacted by telephone on 01507 601160.