East of England Community Nursing Engagement Report
Community Nurse Fellows commissioned local Healthwatch across the East of England to engage with patients, carers and families about their views towards community nursing, and their experiences of accessing this service. 6 Local Healthwatch involved in this engagement included: Healthwatch Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Central Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough and Suffolk.
Community nurses support patients with a wide range of mental and physical health needs, often operating alone or in small teams. They deliver and coordinate the complexity of 24/7 care and supervise the management of multiple long-term conditions to ensure people can maximise their independence, avoid complications associated with immobility, disability and existing illness, and where possible, minimise the risk of going into hospital or a care home.
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East of England Community Nursing Engagement Report
