Neighbourhood Nursing Service

The Neighbourhood Nursing Service is essential in preventing unnecessary admission to hospital.  Community Matrons provide case management for individuals within community settings who have complex long-term conditions requiring support from both health and social care services.  Community Matrons are responsible for providing service users with an individualised care management plan which helps them to increase their awareness and manage their condition.

District Nurses use their skills, knowledge and experience to assess when home-based treatment is the best option for nursing a particular patient.    

The service is provided 8.00 am – 8.00 pm, 7 days per week. The out of hours element to this service is provided by our Urgent Crisis Response team (24 hour service)

Services provided

The Neighbourhood Nursing Service offers the following planned, individualised and patient-centred care:

  • Complex long-term conditions management
  • Case management
  • Assessment and management of complex, chronic and acute nursing needs
  • Wound assessment and management
  • Acute and chronic disease management
  • Health education and promotion
  • Palliative care
  • Technical nursing interventions
  • Referrals from other areas or other district nurses

They are based at Kendray Hospital.

Accessing the service

Access to the community nursing service will be via our community nurse referral centre including referrals from other nursing teams, specialist nurses, general practitioners, acute services, social services and self-referral.

Exclusion criteria:

  • If you do not meet the referral criteria;
  • If you are unsuitable for treatment on clinical grounds;
  • If you have not consented to treatment
  • If your unreasonable behaviour is deemed unacceptable by the provider or service staff

         

Referrals accepted form:

A & E, AHPs, Carers/family, CMHTs, Consultants, GP staff, GPs, Health visitors, Hospital staff, Housing associations, Local authority staff, Midwives, Other NHS services, Other Trust services, Patients(self-referral), Police.

Updated:  January 2025

  • Clinical support group
    • Brain and mental health
    • Cancer, Palliative Care, Pain and Older People
    • Cardiovascular and Lipids
    • Endocrine and Diabetes
    • Gastroenterology
    • Laboratory investigations and Infections
    • Respiratory and Smoking
  • Clinical support area
  • Service type
    • Care of the elderly
    • Dermatology and skin
    • End of life
    • Specialist community nursing
  • Provider
    South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - Physical Health
  • Telephone
    01226 644575
  • Email address

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