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| Birley
Health Centre - District Nurses & Health Visitors |
The
District Nurses who provide Nursing care in your home offer
a 24-hour service, seven days a week. In practice
however, most visits are carried out between 8.30am
and 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
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| The District
Nurses based at Birley Health Centre provide a
wide variety of services for patients in the community
i.e. General nursing care, care of the terminally
ill, assess and treat wounds, give injections and
take blood, ear and eye care, assess for incontinence,
catheter/stoma care, assess for aids to daily living,
give health education/promotion, support relatives
and carers etc and carry out home visits to patients
who cannot attend surgery for various reasons. |
| Referrals can be made from a variety of sources e.g. by a GP, hospital, other
professionals, relatives, carers or by the patient themselves. |
| Telephone
271 6422 to contact the 24-hour District Nursing
service. |
| Health
Visitors are
qualified nurses with special training and experience
in Child Health, Health Promotion and Health Education.
They are here to listen to you, help, advise and
support you in all sorts of situations. |
| If you have
recently registered at the practice and have children
under 5 years, please contact the Health Visitor
as soon as possible - Telephone 265 2221 |
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