What we do
The service is a team of experienced Children's Nurse Practitioners who have undertaken additional advanced training including prescribing. We will carry out an initial telephone assessment and if required we will ask you to attend our clinic based at:
- New address: Grove View Integrated Health and Care Hub, Court Drive, Dunstable LU5 4JD.
- Child Development Centre, Hill Rise, Kempston, MK427EB
The service is available 8-6 pm Monday to Friday (including Bank Holidays).
How to contact our service
Who can refer to us?
- The Paediatric Emergency Department, Paediatric Assessment Unit
- Children’s Inpatient Wards and the GP Urgent Clinic at Luton and Dunstable Hospital and Bedford Hospital
- The Children’s Community Nursing Teams
- 0-19 team
- The walk in centre/GPs.
- Ambulance Service
- NHS 111 Service (for children and babies aged 0-16 years). A direct telephone booking appointment will be given for a telephone assessment and a clinic appointment will be given if required.
Once referred to the service, you will be given the direct contact details for the rapid response team.
If you are worried about your child, please call 111 for health related advice or dial 999 in an emergency.
For further information patient information leaflets can be found by clicking here.
Managing Minor Illnesses:
For information, help and advice on managing minor illnesses, click on the link for advice sheets: Managing Minor Illnesses
Team contact details:
Tel: 0333 405 0079 or 07966 025787
Email: luton.ccn@nhs.net
Further help and Information
For further information about Palliative Care and/or Respire Care across Bedfordshire and Luton, visit:
Our Rapid Response Team has been recognised nationally by NHS England and Improvement. 
The nurses’ referral route, which allows NHS provider 111 to book children directly into the service, has been highlighted as best practice. The pathway is to be included in a series of case studies on Same Day Emergency Care for its success in reducing the pressure on hospital emergency departments while strengthening urgent care in the community.