Complex Needs Nursing Team
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Care for children and young people 0 to 19 with complex healthcare needs, disabilities and/or life limiting/life-threatening conditions.
- Base: Kaleidoscope
- Service Contact: LH.ccnt2@nhs.net
- Service Category: 2
- Client Age: 0-19
- Address: Kaleidoscope Centre for Children and Young People, 32 Rushey Green, Catford, SE6 4JF
- Reception phone number: 020 3049 3780
About the service
The Complex Needs Nursing Team cares for children and young people aged 0 to 19 with complex healthcare needs, disabilities and/or life limiting/life-threatening conditions.
Our service is provided at home, in special and mainstream schools, nurseries and other community settings. We also provide continuing care at home for those with complex medical conditions.
What we do
- Integrate and coordinate healthcare for children with long-term conditions and disability care needs in the community. We provide healthcare interventions on a daily basis in special schools so that children are able to continue with their education.
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Coordinate care for children with a disability or complex needs with healthcare professionals outside the Trust
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Providing a children’s nurse to provide support for families where their child has complex needs or disability
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Providing a paediatric continence service for children with complex needs.
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Supporting effective and early hospital discharge for children with complex needs. Out team has a specialist nurse who coordinates continuing care packages to support children requiring extensive nursing care whilst being cared for at home.
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Provide training for community health support workers.
Referrals
Referrals to the service can be made by phone or by emailing a referral form to the team.
We accept referrals from
- Hospital staff
- GPs
- Community staff
- Parents and carers
Children and young people referred to us must be registered with a Lewisham GP.
Please note: our service does not offer respite, continuing care or emergency care to families.