Adult Community Nursing Service - North Nottinghamshire

The service supports and encourages people with disabilities and long-term conditions to cope and recover their health problems to try and achieve the best possible quality of independent life.

Some of services we offer are:

• advice and support with self-management
• short term bowel care
• continence management
• catheter care
• end of life care
• health education
• insulin administration including promoting self-management
• percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (a procedure in which a flexible feeding tube is placed through the abdominal wall and into the stomach) management and support
• phlebotomy (Bassetlaw only)
• prescribing (with appropriate qualification)
• pressure area care
• clinical risk assessments
• wound care
• leg ulcer management
• dietary advice
• We will also refer to other services where necessary to assist with your care

Our staff require a safe entry into your property and expect to work in a smoke free area, safe, and free from verbal abuse.

Our NHS Trust adopts a zero-tolerance policy. Any violence, abuse or harassment may result in treatment being withdrawn.

All uncaged animals must be contained i.e. shut away in another room or outside of the property so as not to obstruct the nurses’ entrance or exit.

We require access to handwashing facilities and kitchen roll to dry our hands.

Please note that our nursing staff do not carry any medications or dressings. It is your responsibility to arrange delivery and collection of any items required for your treatment.

Community Nursing cover 24 hours, 365 days per year.

 

Bassetlaw

During these hours please call:
7am to 9pm  - Tel: 01777 274422
9pm to 7am - Tel: 01623 781891

 

Mid Notts (This includes Newark and Sherwood, Mansfield and Ashfield - Sutton/Kirkby districts only)

24 hours a day - Tel: 01623 781891

GPs, hospitals, healthcare professionals and Adult Social Care can also refer patients in.

Families, carers, and patients can self-refer into the service if they have previously been known to the Community Nursing Service.

Patients can be referred, or self-refer into the service as follows.

 

Self-referral - Bassetlaw

Single Point of Access
7am to 9pm - Tel: 01777 274400
7am to 9pm - Tel: 01623 781891

 

Self Referral Mid Notts (This includes Newark and Sherwood and Mansfield and Ashfield)

Tel: 01623 781891

Once you no longer have a nursing requirement or when your needs can be more appropriately met by another service i.e. practice nurse, we will discharge you into their care.

It will be the patient’s own responsibility to arrange transport to appointments with other services:

• Bassetlaw Action Centre - Tel: 01777 709650
• Tuxford Dial-a-Trip - 01777 874919