Manchester Children’s Community Nursing Team – Who are we? and what do we do?

Manchester Children’s Community Nursing Team – Who are we? and what do we do?

When did it all start?

First UK children’s community team formed in 1949.

Manchester team formed in 1984 by Peggy Keating.

Manchester’s was one of the first children’s community nursing teams.

Initially based in north Manchester, later became citywide.

CCN Teams in the Local Area

StockportBuryOldhamRochdaleTameside

BoltonTraffordWiganSalfordManchester

Manchester Children’s Community Nursing Team

‘Working together to provide a holistic family centred service to children, young people and families living

in Manchester’

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AREAS WE COVER

Who Are We?

• General Nursing Team• Palliative Care team• Complex Care Team• Epilepsy specialist nurses• Special needs specialist nurse• Advanced Nurse Practitioner• Children’s Asthma team• Children’s Continence service• Children’s Phlebotomy Service

General Nursing Team

• Very wide range of services• Chronic Condition Support• Acute Condition Support• Minimise Hospital Admissions• Support for Specialist Services• Home IV provision• Home Visits and Nurse led clinic appointments• Working hours 8am – 10pm, 365 days a year

Staff on General Team

1 x band 7

4 x band 6

8 x band 5

1 x band 4

4 x band 2

Examples of Referrals to General Team BronchiolitisAcute AsthmaBurns and scaldsCancerCardiac conditionsChronic lung diseaseCystic FibrosisConstipationEczemaEnteral FeedingFever

Fractured FemurGastroenteritisHSPIV antibioticsJuvenile ArthritisPost op surgeryRashesRenal ConditionsTonsillitisViral illnessWound Care

Who Refers to the Team?

Referral by phone:

NURSING TEAM &

SPECIALIST SERVICES

0161 248 8501

(24 hr answer phone)

Referral by FAX

NURSING TEAM &

SPECIALIST SERVICES

0161 248 6267

Referral by email

ccnt@cmft.nhs.uk

Referral by post:

Children's Community Nursing Team

Longsight Health Centre526-528 Stockport Rd

Manchester M13 0RR

We endeavour to respond to any referral within 2 hours (within operational hours)ALL URGENT REFERRALS SHOULD BE MADE BY PHONE

Child is a Manchester residentUnder 16 years old (19yrs with Special Needs)

Referral Pathway to CCN team

• Referral checked by co-ordinator.• Child lives in Manchester Area.• Child is aged 0-16 years.• Child has a medical need.• Child’s condition is most appropriately managed by CCN team, not

another agency.• All relevant info is on referral. • Co-ordinator then determines care needed by team and when this

should be provided.• Contact is made with family to arrange either a home visit or clinic

appointment.

Children’s Community Nursing Clinics Offer:

• Clinical assessment of acute and chronic diagnosed conditions

• Administration of medication in line with CMFT & NMC guidelines, via prescribed route this may be inhaled, oral, gastrostomy, subcutaneous or intravenous.

• Advice and education in the management of the child’s condition

• Wound Care & Dressings• Flushing of central lines and devices• Monitoring of oxygen saturations, • Injections Subcutaneous and intra muscular

Where are clinics are situated:

Charlestown

Health Centre

Blackley

Monday and Friday

9am until 12.30pm

Ancoats Primary Care Centre

Ancoats

Monday to Friday9am until 7pm

Longsight Health Centre

Longsight

Monday to Friday9am until 7pm

Wythenshawe

Monday to Friday9am until 7pm

Forum Health Centre

Who do we liaise with?

School nurseHealth VisitorGPTeachersA & E/ward staffSocial workersSafeguarding staffOther community teamsSpecialist nursesConsultants

Other members of the teamHospicesNursery staffCharitiesPhysioOTMoving and Handling deptSpeech and LanguageMidwivesFamily/extended familyUniversity

Children’s Asthma Service

"Delivery of a high quality of care, management, educational and support

package in line with best practice to children and their families with asthma"

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Service Provided by Asthma Team

• Home Visits• Appointment Clinics

Longsight, Charlestown, Northenden, Wythenshawe

• Drop-in Clinic

Each Thursday 2-4pm at Longsight Health Centre

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Reason For Referrals To Asthma Service

• Repeated oral steroids• Repeated attendances/admissions to hospital.• Repeated GP/PN visits• Uncontrolled symptoms • Concerns

Referrals should be made to the service from the health professional/GP surgery

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Children’s Phlebotomy Service

• City wide clinics• Run by band 3’s and band 4’s• Overseen by band 6 sister• Referrals from GP/Consultant• Very popular service!

Professionals will signpost to this service once it is indicated that a blood test is needed.

A blood form must be given to the family as well as Ametop prescribed if needed.

Appointments are made by phone, usually by the child’s parent/carer.

Tel: 0161 248 1229

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