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Community Matrons
Islington
Under Review — this page was due to be reviewed
by Friday, 09 August 2024. The information shown here may be outdated.
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The Community Matrons in Islington are part of the care group delivering proactive care in Islington and known as Frailty and Complex Care Team (FACCT).
The aim of the community matrons team is to prevent avoidable hospital admissions through the case management of patients with complex needs, minimising exacerbation of long-term conditions and providing advanced nursing care and therefore an alternative to admissions to the Emergency Department or hospital.
Referrals are accepted from health and social care professionals in primary and secondary care, patients and carers, and case finding through hospital in reach and regular involvement with multi-disciplinary teleconference and attendance at multi-professional meetings.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusions
To access a community matron, patients must have consented to the referral and be:
- Aged 16 years or above
- Eligible for publicly funded healthcare
- Resident in the London boroughs of Islington or Haringey
Additionally they should have one or more of the following:
- At least two co-morbidities and are presenting to their GP or secondary care provider with unstable multiple pathologies which impact on their daily life.
- Be presenting to their GP or Emergency Department with an unstable long-term condition and Whittington Health does not have a nurse specialist to offer support with the presenting condition.
- Be presenting at the Whittington, UCLH or Royal Free hospitals and be identified as needing intensive input from a Community Matron or District Nurse and therefore require admission to the virtual ward.
- Be presenting at the Emergency Department or Ambulatory Care Centre and requiring signposting to services to prevent re-attendance.
- Requirement for intensive case management to increase quality of life and minimise involvement of multiple services where clear leadership and care co-ordination is needed by a nurse with advanced skills.
- Be identified via teleconference case finding as needing assessment and/or potential input (intensive or otherwise) by a Community Matron.
Exclusions
Patients will not be seen by a community matron if they have social care needs only.
Exclusion criteria also include presentation in the Emergency Department where the underlying cause of the presentation is solely caused by drug or alcohol misuse or an organic mental health condition.
Community matrons will discharge patients in the following circumstances:
- Patient has mental capacity and refuses to engage with the Community Matron input.
- Needs have stabilised and the patient can now self-manage. Patient moves out of the area.
How to Refer
EMIS form
Referral methods: Email
Complete the Community Matron - Long-Term Conditions (LTC) Referral Form - Whittington and email to
e: arti.centralbooking@nhs.net
Where to find the form
- ISL Global Library > LTC folder
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Review date: Friday, 09 August 2024