District Nurses (HMR)

Who is the service for?

Patients over the age of 18 who are registered with a Heywood Middleton and Rochdale GP. The district nursing service provides nursing care to housebound patients in their own homes and clinic appointments for non-housebound patients. The service is a key part of the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams.

What does the service provide?

The service provides skilled nursing care at home and in residential care homes, 24 hours a day/365 days a year for patients and families. Treatment room services are available 5 days a week, and evenings Monday-Friday. The district nursing team offer a range of clinical interventions for people aged 18 and over and works in partnership with specialist nursing teams, GPs and multi-agency teams to coordinate care as required.

Where is the service based?

There are 5 Neighbourhood Teams who are supported by the Out of Hours District Nursing Team to provide care 24 hours a day.

• Heywood Integrated Neighbourhood Team: Phoenix Centre, Heywood

• Middleton Integrated Neighbourhood Team: Brook House, Middleton

• Rochdale North Integrated Neighbourhood Team: Spotland Bridge Mill, Rochdale

• Rochdale South Integrated Neighbourhood Team: Spotland Bridge Mill, Rochdale

• Pennines Integrated Neighbourhood Team: Littleborough Health Centre

• Out of Hours District Nursing Team, Rochdale Infirmary

Service contact via Single Point of Access: 0161 763 8525 (24/7 calls answered)