Community Children's Nurses
This is the dedicated page for our Community Children's Nurses service.
About the Community Childrens Nursing (CCN) service for babies, children and young people
The CCN team consists of highly trained and experienced paediatric nurses who provide care and support to babies, children and young people aged 0-15 (and 16-18 year olds with complex needs) who live in Haringey, the ‘N’ postcodes of Haringey and Enfield ‘EN’ postcodes for Oncology patients only
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CCN Team Map.docx [docx] 327KB
The CCN team aim to care for children to prevent or reduce hospital admissions and expedite hospital discharges, work collaboratively with families, and provide care at home, school or any community setting.
The CCN are a skilled team of 6 paediatric nurses and a nurse assistant that provide a wide range of care, support and advice to babies, children and young people who have short or long term health needs.
The CCN also care for those with life limiting and life threatening conditions.
Pathways and Referrals
Please find below the referral inclusion criteria:
Oncology support and care
Wound and Burn Management
Oxygen Dependent Children
Intravenous antibiotics/Infusions (duration of 30 minutes)
Injections
Nasogastric Care and Education
Gastrostomy care
Respiratory Assessments
Cardiac conditions
Care for children with life limiting conditions & complex needs
End of life care
Post operative Support
Intramuscular & Subcutaneous Injections
Education and teaching for families
End of life care
Chemotherapy
Young person with SEN up to the age of 18
Intravenous & intramuscular antibiotics
Feeding management and support include care of nasogastric and gastrostomy tubes
Oxygen therapy and/or oxygen monitoring and cardiac assessments
Co-ordination and monitoring of complex care and medical needs
Burns & Wound Care
Care for BCYP with oncological conditions
Referrals should first be discussed with the CCN team on 0208 887 3301 to check capacity
Complete the referral form, including as much detail as possible
Complete the NCL Community Children’s Nursing Referral Form from the link below
NCL - CCN - NMUH referral form.pdf [pdf] 763KB
Email referral form to
northmid.childrenscommunitynurses@nhs.net
Patient Information Leaflet
Meet our team
Nursing Team:
- Malvena Benitez-Castillo – Matron for the Childrens Community Nursing Team, Clinical Nurse Specialists and the BCYP Hospital @ Home Team.
- Rosana Da Silva – CCN Team Leader & Community Nurse (with extensive experience in Paediatric Nursing)
- Roshni Barber – Community Nurse (with extensive experience in Paediatric Nursing)
- Arlene Clarke - Community Nurse (with extensive experience in Paediatric Nursing)
- Yasmin Almond - Community Nurse (with extensive experience in Paediatric Nursing)
- Danielle Gordon - Community Nurse (with extensive experience in Paediatric Nursing)
- Antoinette Fisher – Senior Health Care Support Worker
Opening Hours
Monday – Sunday
09:00 – 17:00