Community nurses
The district nurses can be contacted on 01273 565351 between 9am and 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
At weekends and during public holidays you can contact them on 01273 693600.
Their role is to visit patients confined to their home and needing nursing care. The stroke nurse, heart failure nurse, diabetic nurse, hospice team, community psychiatric nurse and community midwife are all linked to the practice and available through consultation or discussion with the GP.
Health visitors
The health visitors can be contacted on 01273 500832.
The prime function of the health visitor is promotion of good health, health education, advice and support and the prevention and detection of ill health. They advise on matters relating to family and child health and also assess children’s development and undertake parentcraft teaching and health education work with the middle aged and elderly.