The district nursing service in North Tyneside and Northumberland provides skilled nursing care and advice in a variety of healthcare settings, including at GP premises, in residential homes and at home for those who are housebound.

Your care

The range of expert and specialist care provided by district nurses includes:

• Nursing care for the acutely ill 
• Palliative care for patients close to the end of their life 
• Care and advice for chronic diseases for housebound clients 
• Leg ulcer care 
• Advice and support in managing continence issues 
• Advice about healthy living 
• Assessment and referral for pressure relief equipment and other aids 
• Referral to other services

If you are mobile and able to get to your GP surgery you will be seen here for a range of conditions.

District nurse visits

If you need a visit at home, this will normally take place between 8am and 7pm Monday to Friday. Your needs will determine what time you are visited, for example if you need an injection at a certain time. If you need a visit outside of these times you will be visited by our out-of-hours team.

Your needs will be continually reviewed and assessed during the course of your treatment or care plan. You may be asked to attend your local GP practice to complete your treatment.

The team

Your local district nursing service is led by a community matron and may include a sister, staff nurses and health care assistants. The team works closely with your GP and other social and health care professionals.

Contacts

You can make contact with your local district nurse via your GP surgery.

If you need the services of a district nurse outside of normal working hours please call the out of hours district nurse service (provided through Northern Doctors Urgent Care) on 0300 123 1931.