District Nurse Liaison

We co-ordinate the community services you need to help you make a smooth transition from hospital or hospice back home.

What does your service do?

Our team is based at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford and works within the discharge team to assess people with the following conditions and problems:

Chronic illness with nursing needs, such as Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease
Terminal illness or illness requiring palliative care support
Post-operative patients unable to attend the surgery
Unstable diabetes, patients who are housebound and unable to give their own insulin
Those with complex health needs or requiring specialist care or specific treatment, such as parental feeding, chemotherapy, continuous peritoneal dialysis, intravenous therapy and negative pressure wound therapy
Those with short illnesses, such as a stroke or mini stroke (transient ischaemic attack), who require rehabilitation

We co-ordinate and liaise with district nurses to plan your care on discharge.

We can:

Offer advice on managing and treating problems and interventions, such as pressure ulcers, wounds, catheters, injections, continence and bowel management
Supply equipment, including pressure relief, dynamic and static equipment
Make applications for funding, such as continuing healthcare and fast-track funding for palliative patients to support care packages in the community