- Description
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The Children's Community Nursing Team (CCN Team) provides clinical nursing care for children aged 0 to 18 years wtih complex and on-going clinical health needs in the community.
The team cares for children and young people between the ages of 0 to 18 years who would need to return to hospital or their GP for their health care needs. The service is managed and delivered by nursing staff who have a registered sick children's qualification and who have received additional and ongoing training specifically to care for sick and unwell children and young people, including palliative care and end of life symptom management.
The service operates in partnership with children and their families/carers to promote hospital avoidance, unnecessary hospital admission and facilitation of early discharge. This is encouraged by teaching and supporting children and young people and their families to manage their conditions at home where possible.
- Telephone
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0344 257 3956
Triage mobile for out of hours urgent enquiries: 07966 792396
- Email address
- Website
- Address
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Children are predominantly visited within their own homes but may be seen at Southend Hospital children's ward, children's centres and schools or nurseries.
The service has an administrator based at Rayleigh Clinic.
- Date and time
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8:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Outside of these hours the service operates a triage line 7 days a week for urgent enquiries.
- Is a referral required?
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Yes - a referral from one of the following is required:
- multidisciplinary team
- health professionals providing care to the child, including consultants, clinical nurse specialists, GPs and health visitors
Referrals are also accepted from families who have previously been seen by a Paediatric Community Nurse and discharged.
- Age range
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0 to 18 years
