Who we are:
We are a team of experienced children’s nurses and health care assistants who provide nursing care to children and young people in the community. We care for patients with complex needs those with life limiting and long-term conditions as well as children with short term issues.
Our primary office is in Ulverston, but we cover a large geographical area. We cover all of the South Lakes and Furness, so anywhere in South Cumbria. Occasionally we can even venture into Lancashire and North Yorkshire. Patients need to have a GP in South Cumbria for us to be able to support them.
What we do and opening hours
What we do...
We manage a wide range of conditions including gastrostomy and nasogastric tube care, oxygen monitoring, wound care, blood sampling, intravenous antibiotics, nursing supplies, and continuing care assessments.
We can provide training for parents and schools to make sure the child/young person can still go about their daily activities.
This is not a complete list, so please contact us if you would like more information or think we could help.
The hours we work
We work Monday to Friday 9am to 5 pm excluding Bank Holidays.
Useful Contact Numbers
Royal Lancaster Infirmary – 0152 465 944
Royal Lancaster Infirmary Children’s Ward - 01524 583 467
Furness General Hospital – 01229 870 870
Furness General Hospital Children’s Ward - 01229 491 090
Nutricia Homeward – 0800 0933 672
Cumbria Equipment Stores – 03003 732 726
Wheelchair Services - 01772 523 866
Children's Community Nursing Administration – 01229 403 541
Referral Information
Who can refer to us?
We accept referrals from healthcare professionals, social care, education staff, and parents. Patients need to be registered with a GP in South Cumbria.
Please download our referral form [WORD 557KB]
or email ncm-tr.ccnsouth@nhs.net
Once we receive and accept the referral
After receiving a referral, we will try to contact the family as soon as possible to try and arrange a first visit to do an assessment of the child’s needs.
When an appointment time is given, we try our best to stick to that time but as we have such a large area to cover, we can get delayed quite easily. If possible, we will let you know if we are running late.
We cannot always provide short notice appointments due to staffing and the size of the area, so please check with us first.
Supplies and equipment
Supplies
If we provide you with supplies, we ask that you give us notice to get things delivered to you. The planning of the area can make it difficult. Where possible please give 5 days' notice. Otherwise, you can collect from Ulverston Health Centre if pre-arranged with us.
We will deliver regular supplies monthly. If you notice you need more (or less) then please do let us know and we can adjust the delivery.
Equipment
Community Care Nursing provide saturation machines and nebulisers at the Consultant’s request.
For all other equipment queries, please contact:
Cumbria Equipment Stores
Tel: 03003 732 726.
They will arrange to come to the home, collect and replace.