What we do
The team offer specialist nursing support to families who have children or young people with nursing or medical needs in the home or other community setting e.g. a school.
The team also has specialist nurses and nursery nurses who have experience and knowledge in the following areas:
- Acute care
- Asthma
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Complex needs
- Enteral feeding
- HIV
- Oncology
- Palliative care
- Tuberculosis.
The team endeavour to care for children at home to reduce hospital admissions and minimise the length of stay whenever it is safe to do so.
How to contact our service
The service operates seven days a week, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Weekends and bank holidays, 9am to 5pm.
Tel: 0333 4050079
Team leader:
Morwenna Harrison-Payne
Tel: 0333 4050079
Where our team are based
The Poynt
2-4 Poynters Road
Luton
LU4 0LA
Additional links and information
Managing Minor Illnesses
For information, help and advice on managing minor illnesses, click on the link below for advice sheets.
Managing Minor Illnesses - Advice Sheets.
Download our information leaflet below:
For further information patient information leaflets can be found by clicking here.
Watch the video below - a fantastic example of responsive and innovative care – our Children's Community Nursing Team are one of the only teams in the country delivering Factor 5 (human plasma) transfusions in the home setting to children.
How are we doing? We would love to know
Complete our short Family and Friends Survey.
Click on the link below, download the survey, complete by tabbing and selecting through the questions, save to your PC and email the survey back to us at the address on the reverse of the survey form.
Alternatively, download and print off, complete and send back to us at the freepost address on the reverse.
Service Feedback Sheet - CCNT
