We are a team of children’s nurses with extensive community training and experience.
Our areas of expertise include chronic disease specialists (Epilepsy, Asthma, Diabetes, CF), Continence Team, Palliative care Team and Home Ventilation/Continuing Care Team.
We support GPs with the acutely unwell child by offering home support, observation monitoring.
Generic Support – early discharge support following planned or unplanned hospital admission.
Our areas of expertise include chronic disease specialists (Epilepsy, Asthma, Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis), Continence, Palliative care and home ventilation/complex care.
We support GPs with the acutely unwell child by offering home support, observation monitoring.
We offer generic support – early discharge support following planned or unplanned hospital admission, dressing and wound care, intravenous antibiotics at home, insulin for newly-diagnosed diabetics, oxygen saturation monitoring.
We operate appointment clinics in health centres across Manchester – general nursing, constipation, eczema, asthma, phlebotomy.
We have chronic disease specialists including epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis, a Palliative Care Team, a Home Ventilation/Complex Care Team and a Special Needs School Nursing service.
We work closely with the disabled children’s team (social services).
Location:
The team are based at Longsight Health Centre. Clinics are run at various health centres across the city.
Hours:
8.00 am – 10.00 pm, 7 days a week. This service will offer guaranteed nursing triage within 4 hours of receipt of referral (within office hours).
How to contact:
Longsight Health Centre 526-528 Stockport Road Longsight Manchester M13 0RR
Tel: 0161 248 8501(24 hour answerphone)
Email: mft.manchesterccnt@nhs.net
Additional Support:
Children’s Community Nursing also includes the: Complex Care Team Children’s Continence Team Palliative Care Team Special Needs School Nursing Service
Referrals:
Referrals are accepted by email, telephone (24 hour answerphone), or post. Referrals are accepted from:
- Walk in centres, A&E, O&A units
- Lead Professionals of Multi-Agency teams
- GPs
- Colleagues, fellow professionals, voluntary, statutory and non-statutory organisations
- Individuals and families known to the team
- Hospital and Community Paediatricians
- Email – mft.manchesterccnt@nhs.net
- We do not accept Fax referrals
We will see any child or young adult under the age of 16yrs (25yrs if they have complex/special needs). Please complete the CCS1 Children and Young People’s Service referral form (found on this page), fill out all mandatory sections and forward to the team at – mft.manchesterccnt@nhs.net
NHS.NET account for referrals mft.manchesterccnt@nhs.net
If you wish to refer a child for a blood test, please use the CCS1 Children and Young People’s Service Referral Form and PSD Ametop Form (for topical anaesthesia) and forward to the team at mft.manchesterccnt@nhs.net
Referrals are triaged each morning and afternoon.
CCNT Acute and phlebotomy email for referrals mft.manchesterccnt@nhs.net
We do not accept Fax referrals
Additional Information:
http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/
http://www.chimat.org.uk/camhs
Awards / Recognitions:
Gold Governance Quality Label 2010