The district nursing service offers a comprehensive portfolio of nursing, healthcare and case management services to housebound patients (in your own home or residential nursing home) requiring nursing support in the community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In response to identified health needs, the service offers nursing treatments, disease prevention, promotion of health, independence and self-care. This is achieved through the provision of appropriately trained and qualified health professionals (district nurses, community staff nurses and health care assistants) who have close links to a variety of other services and agencies including Community Matrons, Tissue Viability, Continence service, Macmillan, Home loans equipment service, GP practices and social care agencies. Some examples of the services provided.
District nursing services are provided on the basis of the health needs of those registered with GP practices within County Durham and Darlington, including evening and overnight service. The service will also provide care to patients for whom the GP is willing to accept responsibility for medical care. Location of service delivery. The service will normally be provided in the patient's own home or residential nursing homes with team bases in the following localities: Darlington Derwentside Durham & Chester le Street Durham - Dales Easington (Whitehouse Business Park, Traynor Way, Peterlee, SR8 2RT) Sedgefield
Contact telephone numbers
Mon to Sun including Bank Holidays
Single Point of Access Patient Line 03000 267979
Out of Hours 111 20:00 - 08:00
How long will you have to wait?
Referral route
What are the expectations of you as a patient?
'I cannot commend the clinic enough. It is marvellous we have this service at all and well done to you all.'
Patient, Coronary Heart Disease / Heart Failure Service, Shotley Bridge Community Hospital