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District Nursing
About the service
District nurses care for patients with a wide range of nursing needs including the chronically sick and terminally ill. They also provide nursing services to those who are acutely ill and need intensive and technological care or who have specialist care needs. This would also include patients who are End of life.
Opening hours
Services provided 24/7
Who the service is for
Referrals will only be accepted if the patient is housebound; for example, if they are only able to leave home by ambulance, or there is a nursing need that makes a home visit more appropriate such as palliative care.
Access via Borough referral form
Patient access and referral
Referral are made via GPs and health and social care professionals to borough based single point of access.Self referrals can be made by patients and clients
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Care Provider can direct refer.
Redbridge - Referrals will be accepted from GPs and professionals in secondary, health and social care.
Havering/B&D single point of access: Open Mon-Fri 8am-8pm Weekends and Bank holidays 9-5pm
Care Provider can direct refer.
Redbridge - Referrals will be accepted from GPs and professionals in secondary, health and social care.
Havering/B&D single point of access: Open Mon-Fri 8am-8pm Weekends and Bank holidays 9-5pm
How to access or refer