The Children's Community Nursing Service is an NHS-run service of highly trained and experienced paediatric nurses who care for babies, children, and young people (aged 0-16) who live in Haringey and the N postcodes of Enfield.
The nurses visit children at home to deliver nursing care to children with both long-term and acute conditions. They work closely with allied professionals such as dieticians, community paediatricians, psychologists, clinical nurse specialists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, school nurses, and social workers.
Services include:
- Post-operative support
- Wound and burn care
- Co-ordination and monitoring of complex care and medical needs
- Oxygen therapy and/or oxygen monitoring and cardiac assessments
- Feeding management and support include care of nasogastric and gastrostomy tubes.
- Intravenous & intramuscular antibiotics
- Subcutaneous injections
- Education and teaching for families. End-of-life care for children in their own homes, in conjunction with local palliative care teams.
- Chemotherapy