Manchester Children’s Community Nursing
Team – Who are we? and what do we do?
When did it all start?
First UK children’s community team
formed in 1949.
Manchester team formed in 1984 by
Peggy Keating.
Manchester’s was one of the first
children’s community nursing teams.
Initially based in north Manchester,
later became citywide.
CCN Teams in the Local Area
Stockport
Bury
Oldham
Rochdale
Tameside
Bolton
Trafford
Wigan
Salford
Manchester
Manchester Children’s Community Nursing
Team
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‘Working together to provide a holistic family centred
service to children, young people and families living
in Manchester’
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Who Are We?
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General Nursing Team
Palliative Care team
Complex Care Team
Epilepsy specialist nurses
Special needs specialist nurse
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Children’s Asthma team
Children’s Continence service
Children’s Phlebotomy Service
General Nursing Team
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Very wide range of services
Chronic Condition Support
Acute Condition Support
Minimise Hospital Admissions
Support for Specialist Services
Home IV provision
Home Visits and Nurse led clinic appointments
Working hours 8am – 10pm, 365 days a year
Staff on General Team
1 x band 7
4 x band 6
8 x band 5
1 x band 4
4 x band 2
Examples of Referrals to General Team
Bronchiolitis
Acute Asthma
Burns and scalds
Cancer
Cardiac conditions
Chronic lung disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Constipation
Eczema
Enteral Feeding
Fever
Fractured Femur
Gastroenteritis
HSP
IV antibiotics
Juvenile Arthritis
Post op surgery
Rashes
Renal Conditions
Tonsillitis
Viral illness
Wound Care
Who Refers to the Team?
Child is a Manchester resident
Under 16 years old (19yrs with Special Needs)
Referral by phone:
Referral by FAX
NURSING TEAM &
SPECIALIST SERVICES
NURSING
TEAM &
SPECIALIST
SERVICES
0161 248 8501
(24 hr answer phone)
0161 248 6267
Referral by post:
Referral by email
Children's Community
Nursing Team
ccnt@cmft.nhs.uk
Longsight Health Centre
526-528 Stockport Rd
Manchester
M13 0RR
We endeavour to respond to any referral within 2 hours (within operational hours)
ALL URGENT REFERRALS SHOULD BE MADE BY PHONE
Referral Pathway to CCN team
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Referral checked by co-ordinator.
Child lives in Manchester Area.
Child is aged 0-16 years.
Child has a medical need.
Child’s condition is most appropriately managed by CCN team, not
another agency.
• All relevant info is on referral.
• Co-ordinator then determines care needed by team and when this
should be provided.
• Contact is made with family to arrange either a home visit or clinic
appointment.
Children’s Community Nursing Clinics Offer:
• Clinical assessment of acute and chronic diagnosed
conditions
• Administration of medication in line with CMFT & NMC
guidelines, via prescribed route this may be inhaled, oral,
gastrostomy, subcutaneous or intravenous.
• Advice and education in the management of the child’s
condition
• Wound Care & Dressings
• Flushing of central lines and devices
• Monitoring of oxygen saturations,
• Injections Subcutaneous and intra muscular
Where are clinics are situated:
Charlestown
Health Centre
Blackley
Monday and Friday
9am until 12.30pm
Ancoats Primary
Care Centre
Ancoats
Monday to Friday
9am until 7pm
Forum
Health Centre
Wythenshawe
Monday to Friday
9am until 7pm
Longsight
Health Centre
Longsight
Monday to Friday
9am until 7pm
Who do we liaise with?
School nurse
Health Visitor
GP
Teachers
A & E/ward staff
Social workers
Safeguarding staff
Other community teams
Specialist nurses
Consultants
Other members of the team
Hospices
Nursery staff
Charities
Physio
OT
Moving and Handling dept
Speech and Language
Midwives
Family/extended family
University
Children’s Asthma Service
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"Delivery of a high quality of care,
management, educational and support
package in line with best practice to children
and their families with asthma"
Service Provided by Asthma Team
• Home Visits .
• Appointment Clinics
Longsight, Charlestown, Northenden, Wythenshawe
• Drop-in Clinic
Each Thursday 2-4pm at Longsight Health Centre
Reason For Referrals To Asthma Service
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Repeated. oral steroids
Repeated attendances/admissions to hospital.
Repeated GP/PN visits
Uncontrolled symptoms
Concerns
Referrals should be made to the service from the health
professional/GP surgery
Children’s Phlebotomy Service
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City wide clinics
Run by band 3’s
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Overseen by band 6 sister
Referrals from GP/Consultant
Very popular service!
Professionals will signpost to this service once it is indicated that a blood
test is needed.
A blood form must be given to the family as well as Ametop prescribed if
needed.
Appointments are made by phone, usually by the child’s parent/carer.
Tel: 0161 248 1229